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(Redirected from Peter IV Jaraijiry) Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1898 to 1902
Peter IV Géraigiry
Patriarch of Antioch
ChurchMelkite Greek Catholic Church
SeePatriarch of Antioch
InstalledFebruary 24, 1898
Term endedApril 24, 1902
PredecessorGregory II Youssef
SuccessorCyril VIII Jaha
Orders
OrdinationMarch 16, 1862 (Priest)
ConsecrationFebr 21, 1886 (Bishop)
by Gregory II Youssef
Personal details
BornBarakat Géraigiry
August 6, 1841
Zahlé, Lebanon
DiedApril 24, 1902(1902-04-24) (aged 60)
Beirut

Peter IV Barakat Géraigiry (or Jaraijiry, 1841–1902) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1898 until 1902.

Life

Born in Zahlé, Lebanon on August 6, 1841, Géraigiry was ordained priest on March 16, 1862, with a special permission due to his young age. He soon set up an elementary school in Zahle and became a teacher in the patriarchal college of Beirut. From 1874 to 1878 he studied theology in France. When he returned to Lebanon he became director of the schools of his diocese. In 1882 Géraigiry was appointed delegate of the Patriarch and thus he traveled to Rome, Paris, Istanbul.

On February 21, 1886, patriarch Gregory II Youssef consecrated bishop Géraigiry and appointed him responsible of the newly created diocese of Paneas, where he set up twenty-three Christian schools.

After the lengthy and eventful reign of Gregory II Youssef, on February 24, 1898, Géraigiry was appointed patriarch of the Melkites following his election by the Melkite synod of bishops. Although his election was considered null by the Roman Congregation of Propaganda Fide, Pope Leo XIII confirmed it shortly later. The four years of his reign were marked by crisis. Some discontent arose from appointments of bishops taken without consulting the synod, and from his attempt to move the Patriarchal See from Damascus to Beirut. Also his relations with the Congregation of Propaganda Fide were often tense, mainly because Rome wanted him to summon a synod to define in details the powers and the autonomy of the patriarch and of all the Melkite clergy, while Géraigiry hesitated and took time. The synod never met under his reign.

Peter IV Géraigiry died in Beirut on April 24, 1902.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Soetens Cl. (1984). "Geraigiry". Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. Vol. 20. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. pp. 694–696.
  2. Charon (Korolevsky), Cyril (2001). History of the Melkite Patriarchates. Vol. III part 2. pp. 214–218. ISBN 1-892278-04-9.
  3. Descy, Serge (1993). The Melkite Church. Boston: Sophia Press. p. 66.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byGregory II Patriarch of Antioch
1898–1902 		Succeeded byCyril VIII
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