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Patriarch of Antioch | |
Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
See | Antioch |
Elected | 22 November 1967 |
Installed | 26 November 1967 |
Term ended | 22 November 2000 |
Predecessor | Maximos IV Sayegh |
Successor | Gregory III Laham |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Damas |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 20 July 1930 by Maximos IV Sayegh |
Consecration | 13 June 1943 by Cyril IX Moghabghab |
Personal details | |
Born | George Selim Hakim 18 May 1908 |
Died | 29 June 2001 Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 93)
Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
Residence | Syria and Lebanon |
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Maximos V Hakim (Arabic: ماكسيموس الخامس حكيم; May 18, 1908 – June 29, 2001) was elected Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1967 and served until 2000. He guided the church through turbulent changes in the Middle East and rapid expansion in the Western hemisphere.