Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since March 15, 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Boutros and the family name is al-Rahi.
His Beatitude Moran Mor

  • Bechara Boutros al-Ra'i
Cardinal
Patriarch of Antioch
ChurchMaronite Church
SeeAntioch and All the East
Appointed15 March 2011
Installed25 March 2011
PredecessorNasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Orders
Ordination3 September 1967
Consecration12 July 1986
by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Created cardinal24 November 2012
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankPatriarch (Cardinal Bishop)
Personal details
Born (1940-02-25) 25 February 1940
Himlaya, Lebanon
DenominationCatholic Church
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch (1986–1990)
  • Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi (1986–1990)
  • Eparch of Byblos (1990–2011)
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