John chedid biography
- John George Chedid was a Lebanese-born American Maronite hierarch.
- John is fluent in English and French and has a working knowledge of Arabic.
- Before joining our team in 2020, John worked in consumer banking at Chase.
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John George Chedid
John George Chedid (Arabic: جون جورج شديد) (July 4, 1923, in Edde, Lebanon – March 21, 2012) was a Lebanese-born AmericanMaronite hierarch. He served as the first Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles from 1994 until his retirement in 2000.[1]
Life
Born in Lebanon,[2] John Chedid received after ten years of study in Rome on 21 December 1951 his priestly ordination of the Apostolic Exarchate of the United States of America. On September 1, 1955, he joined the succession of Thomas Aiken as pastor of the parish of Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon in Los Angeles. In 1969 he was made Monsignor and named Honorary Chaplain to His Holiness. On November 12, 1978, he was ordained a Chorbishop.[3]
Pope John Paul II appointed him on 13 October 1980 titular bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti[1] and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Saint Maroun of Brooklyn. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Anthony Peter Khoraish, ordained him on January 25, 1981, to the episcopate and his co-c
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The History of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon Upon its 25th Anniversary
Immigration of Maronite Christians from the Middle East to the United States began during the latter half of the nineteenth century. When local communities were able to obtain a priest from the Middle East, parish communities were established under the jurisdiction of the local Latin Bishops. This accommodation continued until Pope Paul VI on January 10, 1966 established the Maronite Apostolic Exarchate for the Maronite faithful of the United States. This was announced through the Apostolic Constitution Cum supremi.
Francis Mansour Zayek was appointed first bishop of the Exarchate which was established in Detroit, Michigan. The Exarchate was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Through the Apostolic Constitution Quae spes, issued by Pope Paul VI on November 29, 1971, the Maronite Exarchate was elevated the to the status as a full Eparchy or Diocese. It was named the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Detroit. On June 27, 1977, by a decree from the Oriental Congregation for the Churches, the See of the
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Chedid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chedid is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrée Chedid (1920–2011), Egyptian-born French poet and novelist of Lebanese extraction
- Henri Chedid (born 1934), Lebanese politician and businessman
- Jihane Almira Chedid (born 2000), Indonesian actress, model, beauty pageant titleholder
- John George Chedid (1923–2012), Maronite Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
- Louis Chedid (born 1948), French singer-songwriter, son of Andrée Chedid
- Matthieu Chedid (born 1971), French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player, son of Louis Chedid and grandson of Andrée Chedid
See also
- Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, football (soccer) stadium in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil
- Miriam Shaded (born 1986), Polish entrepreneur, human rights activist and critic of Islam
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