Ignatius Antony II Hayyek
Head of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1968 to 1998
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Ignatius Antony II Hayyek (or Antun Hayek, September 14, 1910 – February 21, 2007) was the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1968 to 1998.
Ignatius Antony II Hayyek | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians | |
| Church | Syrian Catholic Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | March 20, 1968 |
| Term ended | July 23, 1998 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Gabriel I Tappuni |
| Successor | Ignatius Moses I Daoud |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 10, 1933 (Priest) |
| Consecration | August 15, 1959 (Bishop) by Gabriel I Tappuni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1910 Aleppo, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 21, 2007 (aged 96) |
Antun Hayyek was born at Aleppo in 1910 and was ordained priest on June 10, 1933. On August 15, 1959 he was consecrated bishop of Aleppo by Patriarch Ignatius Gabriel I Tappuni and served there till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch on March 10, 1968. His resignation was accepted on July 23, 1998. He died on February 21, 2007.
References
- "Archbishop Ignace Antoine II Hayek". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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