John Peter El Hajj

John XII Peter El Hajj (1 November 1817 in Dlebta, Keserwan District – 24 December 1898 in Bkerké), (or Youhanna Boutros El Hajj, El-Hage, El-Haj, El-Hadj, Arabic: يوحنا الثاني عشر بطرس الحاج), was an Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Baalbek and 71st Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1890 until his death in 1898.

John XII Peter El Hajj
يوحنا الثاني عشر بطرس الحاج
Patriarch of Antioch
ChurchMaronite Church
SeePatriarch of Antioch
ElectedApril 28, 1890
Term endedDecember 24, 1898
PredecessorPaul Peter Massad
SuccessorElias Peter Hoayek
Orders
OrdinationDecember 26, 1839 (Priest)
ConsecrationAugust 15, 1861 (Bishop)
Personal details
BornNovember 1, 1817
DiedDecember 24, 1898(1898-12-24) (aged 81)
Bkerké, Lebanon
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