Bishop Francis Mansour Zayek
1 bishop 1.1 brazil 1.2 second vatican council 1.3 united states 1.4 awards bishop brazil on may 30, 1962, pope john xxiii appointed zayek head maronite apostolic exarchate (the equivalent in eastern churches of vicariate apostolic) maronites in brazil, first maronite bishop serve outside of middle east. consecrated bishop @ ceremony held in dimane, lebanon, on august 5, 1962, mar paul peter meouchi, maronite patriarch of antioch , co-consecrators peter sfair, ordinary bishop maronites in rome, , abdallah nujaim, eparch of baalbek. pope, in appointing him, told him, “what maronites have not pertain alone part of treasure of catholic church . officially auxiliary bishop of roman catholic archdiocese of rio de janeiro, , titular bishop of callinicum dei maroniti, zayek served bishop maronites of country until 1966. second vatican council zayek 1 of last surviving bishops had attended 4 sessions of second vatican council between 1962 , 1965 bishop. the united states on january 27, 1966, v...