Denys Antoine Chahda
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Most Reverend Denys Antoine Chahda | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Aleppo | |
| Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 13 September 2001 |
| Installed | 16 December 2001 |
| Predecessor | Raboula Antoine Beylouni |
| Previous post | Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics (2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 July 1973 |
| Consecration | 16 December 2001 by Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoine Chahda 19 August 1946 |
| Alma mater | Charfet Seminary, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik |
Denys Antoine Chahda (born 19 August 1946) is a Syrian Syriac Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Archbishop of Aleppo since 2001. Previously he served a short time as Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics in 2001.
Antoine Chahda was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1946. He began his religious studies at the Charfet Seminary in Lebanon and later continued his education at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon. He was ordained to the priesthood on 1 July 1973 for the Archeparchy of Aleppo.[1][2]
Following his ordination, he served the Syriac Catholic community in various capacities, including a significant period serving the diaspora in Venezuela (since 1979). On 28 June 2001, he was appointed Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics, a newly established jurisdiction for Syriac Catholics in that country.[1]