Justin Najmy
Justin Najmy (1898 - 1968) was the first bishop for the United States in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Appointed exarch for the newly created Melkite diocese in the United States, Bishop Najmy served for two years before his death at age 70.
Bishop Justin Najmy | |
|---|---|
| Exarch of Newton; Titular Bishop of Augustopolis | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic |
| See | Eparchy of Newton |
| In office | Jan 27, 1966—June 11, 1968 |
| Successor | Archbishop Joseph Tawil |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 25, 1926 |
| Consecration | May 29, 1966 by Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1898 Aleppo, Syria |
| Died | June 11, 1968 Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Previous post(s) | Pastor of St. Basil the Great in Central Falls, Rhode Island |
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