Edmond Farhat (20 May 1933 – 17 December 2016) was a Lebanese prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
On 26 August 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Libya, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia and Algeria, and titular archbishop of Byblus. On 20 October 1989 Farhat was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul. His co-consecrators were Edward Cassidy and Francesco Colasuonno. On 26 July 1995, he was named Nuncio to Slovenia and Macedonia.
He worked as mediator of diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Macedonia, which thus the Order officially recognized.[1] On 11 December 2001 he was named nuncio to Turkmenistan and Turkey.[2] In Turkey his advocacy for Turkish membership in the European Union resulted in warnings that he was failing to comply with Turkish law limited the role of religion in civic affairs.[3]
On 26 July 2005 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Austria.[4]
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^Noun, Fady (30 January 2017). "In memory of Mgr Edmond Farhat, a bridge between the Vatican and the Islamic world". AsiaNews. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
edmond, farhat, 1933, december, 2016, lebanese, prelate, catholic, church, spent, career, diplomatic, service, holy, contents, biography, honours, works, referencesbiography, editfarhat, born, kfaa, lebanon, 1933, march, 1959, maronite, patriarch, antioch, pau. Edmond Farhat 20 May 1933 17 December 2016 was a Lebanese prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 3 Works 4 ReferencesBiography editFarhat was born in Ain Kfaa Lebanon on 20 May 1933 On 28 March 1959 the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Paul Peter Meouchi ordained him a priest He earned degrees in theology philosophy and canon law in Paris and Rome and a doctorate in theology From 1967 to 1989 he worked as undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops in Rome and from 1970 to 1989 as Professor of Islamic Law at the University of Sassari On 26 August 1989 Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Libya Apostolic Pro Nuncio to Tunisia and Algeria and titular archbishop of Byblus On 20 October 1989 Farhat was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul His co consecrators were Edward Cassidy and Francesco Colasuonno On 26 July 1995 he was named Nuncio to Slovenia and Macedonia He worked as mediator of diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Macedonia which thus the Order officially recognized 1 On 11 December 2001 he was named nuncio to Turkmenistan and Turkey 2 In Turkey his advocacy for Turkish membership in the European Union resulted in warnings that he was failing to comply with Turkish law limited the role of religion in civic affairs 3 On 26 July 2005 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Austria 4 On 14 January 2009 Pope Benedict XVI accepted Farhat s resignation as Apostolic Nuncio to Austria 5 On 22 December 2009 Pope Benedict named him a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 6 He died in Rome on 17 December 2016 7 Honours editHonorary conventual of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2008 Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria 2009 8 Works editGerusalemme nei documenti Pontifici from 1887 to 1984 Libreria Editrice Vaticana Rome 1987 ISBN 88 209 1664 9 References edit Edmond Farhat neuer Apostolischer Nuntius wiev1 orf at Rinunce e Nomine 11 12 2001 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 11 December 2001 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Die Zukunft der Christen im Nahen Osten kath net Rinunce e Nomine 26 07 2005 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 26 July 2005 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 14 01 2009 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 14 January 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 22 12 2009 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 22 December 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Noun Fady 30 January 2017 In memory of Mgr Edmond Farhat a bridge between the Vatican and the Islamic world AsiaNews Retrieved 6 August 2019 parlament gv at Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmond Farhat amp oldid 1174818756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
