Athanasius III Dabbas | |
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Melkite Patriarch of Antioch | |
Church | Melkite Church |
See | Patriarch of Antioch |
Term ended | 5 August 1724 |
Predecessor | Cyril V Zaim |
Successor | Sylvester of Antioch (Orthodox) Cyril VI Tanas (Melkite) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 5 July 1685 (bishop) by Leonce of Saidnaya[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Paul Dabbas 1647 |
Died | 5 August 1724 (aged 76–77) Aleppo |
Patriarch Athanasius III Dabbas (1647–1724), sometimes known also as Athanasius IV,[2] was the last Patriarch of Antioch before the final split of 1724 which divided the Melkite Church between the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.[3] He was shortly, from 1705 to 1707, also regent Archbishop of Cyprus, where he is known as Athanasios II.[4]
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