Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Bechara Boutros al-Ra'i | |
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| Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch | |
Al-Ra'i in 2013 | |
| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Antioch and All the East |
| Appointed | 15 March 2011 |
| Installed | 25 March 2011 |
| Predecessor | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 September 1967 |
| Consecration | 12 July 1986 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |
| Created cardinal | 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Patriarch (Cardinal Bishop) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1940 |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
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Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i OMM (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. He is a member of the Mariamite Maronite Order.