About
Former leader of Lebanon's largest Christian body, the Maronite Church, who served as patriarch emeritus from 1986 to 2011. He was succeeded by Bishop Bechara Boutros Rahi.
Before Fame
He obtained degrees in philosophy and theology from Saint Joseph's University in Beirut in 1950.
Trivia
He supported the Taif Agreement in 1989 that ended the Lebanese Civil War. He was consecrated in 1961.
Family Life
He was raised by his parents in Beirut.
Associated With
He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 1994.
