Ignatius IV of Antioch

Patriarch Ignatius IV (Arabic: البطريرك إغناطيوس الرابع al-Baṭriyark ʾIġnāṭiyūs ar-Rābiʿ; born Ḥabīb Hazīm حبيب هزيم; April 17, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All The East from 1979 to 2012.

Ignatius IV Hazim
إغناطيوس الرابع هزيم
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch
SeeAntioch
InstalledJuly 2, 1979
Term endedDecember 5, 2012
PredecessorElias IV
SuccessorJohn X
Personal details
Born
Habib Hazim

(1920-04-17)April 17, 1920
Mhardeh, Arab Kingdom of Syria (present-day Hama Governorate, Syria)
DiedDecember 5, 2012(2012-12-05) (aged 92)
Beirut, Lebanon
ResidenceMariamite Cathedral of Damascus, Street Called Straight, Damascus, Syria
Alma materSt. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute of Paris, France
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