Elias Peter Hoayek
Elias Peter Hoayek (Arabic: الياس بطرس الحويّك; 4 December 1843 – 24 December 1931; also spelled Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Houwayek) was the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, the largest Catholic community in the Levant, from 1898 to 1931 when he died.
Venerable Elias Peter Hoayek | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch | |
| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Elected | January 6, 1899 |
| Term ended | December 24, 1931 |
| Predecessor | John Peter El Hajj |
| Successor | Anthony Peter Arida |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 (Priest) |
| Consecration | December 14, 1889 (Bishop) by Paul Peter Massad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1843 |
| Died | December 24, 1931 (aged 87) Bkerké, Lebanon |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Maronite Church Melkite Greek Catholic Church Syriac Catholic Church |
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