Macarius IV Tawil
Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1813 to 1815
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Macarius IV Tawil (or Taouil) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1813 to 1815.
Macarius IV Tawil | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Installed | 10 December 1813 |
| Term ended | 15 December 1815 |
| Predecessor | Athanasius V Matar |
| Successor | Ignatius V Qattan |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1811 (Bishop) by Agapius II Matar |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 December 1815 |
Life
Macarius Tawil was born in Damascus.[1]: 123 He entered in the religious order of the Basilian Salvatorians of which he was Superior from 1804 to 1807 and from 1810 to 1812.[2] He was consecrated bishop of Zahle and Forzol by patriarch Agapius II Matar[1]: 85 in 1811.[3]
Macarius Tawil was elected patriarch by a synod of bishops held on 10 December 1813[4] at the Holy Saviour monastery, and he kept the name of Macarius . His election was contested, and it was still under review by the Roman Congregation of Propaganda Fide when Macarius IV Tawil died of pestilence on 15 December 1815.[5][6]
