His Eminence The Most Reverend Philip (Saliba) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | فيليب صليبا | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Orthodox Church of Antioch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Archdiocese | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| See | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elected | 1966-08-05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In office | 1966-08-14 – 2014-03-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Anthony (Bashir) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Abdullah Saliba 1931-06-10 Abou Mizan, Lebanon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2014-03-19 (aged 82) Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Antiochian Village 40°18′06″N 79°09′04″W / 40.3016958°N 79.1510099°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) (Arabic: فيليب صليبا) (born Abdullah Saliba; 10 June 1931 Abou Mizan, Lebanon[1] – 19 March 2014 Fort Lauderdale, Florida[2]) was a Lebanese Orthodox prelate who served as Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of All North America, and primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. He held the position from 1966 until his death in March 2014. His tenure as an Orthodox bishop was the longest in American history.
- ^ "The Life of Metropolitan Philip". Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ Levin, Jay (2014-03-27). "Metropolitan Philip Saliba, 82, Antiochian Orthodox bishop". The Record. Vol. 119, no. 296. p. L6. OCLC 10806291. Retrieved 2022-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.