Agapios Salomon Naoum

Agapios Salomon Naoum, BS (born on 1 August 1882 in Wadi Ed Deir, Lebanon - died on May 1, 1967) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre in Lebanon.

Life

Agapios Naoum was ordained on September 8, 1907 Chaplain of the Melkite Basilian of the Most Holy Redeemer. On November 3, 1933, he was appointed as successor to Archbishop Maximos IV Sayegh to the see of Tyre and on December 3, 1933 by Patriarch Cyril IX Moghabghab was ordained bishop. On 15 October 1965[1] he resigned of his duties as archeparch and with simultaneous appointment as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus of Greek Melkites he became Professor Emeritus until his death on May 1, 1967. Naoum was succeeded by Archbishop Georges Haddad.

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