Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

His Beatitude Moran Mor Bechara Boutros al-Ra'i
Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch
Church	Maronite Church
See	Antioch and All the East
Appointed	15 March 2011
Installed	25 March 2011
Predecessor	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch (1986–1990) Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi (1986–1990) Eparch of Byblos (1990–2011)
Orders
Ordination	3 September 1967
Consecration	12 July 1986 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Created cardinal	24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Patriarch (Cardinal Bishop)
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-25) 25 February 1940 (age 84) Hemlaya, Lebanon
Denomination	Catholic Church
Signature

Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.