Joseph VII Tyan (يوسف السابع تيّان) | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch | |
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| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Elected | April 28, 1796 |
| Term ended | 1809 |
| Predecessor | Philip Gemayel |
| Successor | John Helou |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | (Priest) 1784 |
| Consecration | (Bishop) August 6, 1786 by Joseph Estephan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1760 |
| Died | February 20, 1820 (aged 59) Qannubin Monastery, Kadisha Valley |
Joseph VII Peter Tyan[1] (born on March 15, 1760, in Beirut, Lebanon – died on February 20, 1820, in Qannubin, Lebanon) (or Youssef Tyan, Youssef Tiyen, Thian, Tian, Tyen, Al-Tiyyan, Arabic: يوسف السابع تيّان) was the 66th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1796 until his resignation in 1809.
- ^ The addition of the name Peter (in Arabic: Boutros) to their first name is customary for newly elected Maronite patriarchs; about Tyan, acts Consistory of 1797 call Petrus Josephus, and likewise the patriarch signature Petrus Josephus patriarcha Antiochenus is in the letter with a request to the pope for the confirmation of his election.