Sleiman Hajjar
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Sleiman Hajjar | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal | |
| Native name | سليمان حجار |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal |
| In office | July 10, 1998 – March 10, 2002 |
| Predecessor | Michel Hakim |
| Successor | Ibrahim Ibrahim |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 August 1979 |
| Consecration | 6 August 1998 by Maximos V Hakim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1950 |
| Died | March 10, 2002 (aged 51) |
Sleiman Hajjar (May 13, 1950 — March 10, 2002) was the Melkite Catholic bishop of Canada.[1] Hajjar was born in Jezzine, Lebanon and graduated from St. Joseph University and from the Pontifical University of the Holy Spirit in Lebanon. Ordained a priest on August 4, 1979, he served in Lebanon before coming to Canada in 1995[2] and was posted to Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Ottawa. He was consecrated a bishop in 1998 and served as eparch for the 40,000 Melkite Catholics in Canada. He was considered a dynamic pastor and was particularly known for his work with youth, both in Lebanon and in Canada. While in Lebanon Hajjar established a variety of humanitarian relief efforts focused on helping children caught in the upheaval of the Lebanese civil war.[3]
Hajjar died of a heart attack while on holiday in Florida.[4] He was succeeded as bishop by Ibrahim Ibrahim.[5]
