Alexander III of Antioch

Alexander III (Tahan) of Antioch was Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch[1] and all the East from 1928 to 1958. Patr. Alexander was instrumental in the revival of churches and monasteries within the patriarchate. He also moved for the revival of the Patriarchal Theological School at Balamand.

Alexander III of Antioch
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Installed1928
Term ended1958
PredecessorGregory IV of Antioch
SuccessorTheodosius VI of Antioch

Patr. Alexander, after consultations with the hierarchs of the other autocephalous churches, on May 31, 1958, authorized Metropolitan Antony Bashir to establish the Western Rite in the Antiochian Archdiocese in the United States.

Patr. Alexander died on June 17, 1958.

Literature

  • Hage, Wolfgang (2007). Das orientalische Christentum. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN 9783170176683.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

Preceded by
Gregory IV of Antioch
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1931–1958
Succeeded by
Theodosius VI of Antioch


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