Anthony Farage

Catholic bishop (1885–1963)

Anthony Farage[1] (28 December 1885 in Damascus – 9 November 1963), also Anthony Faraj, was titular archbishop and Patriarchal vicar of the Patriarchal vicariate of Egypt and Sudan.

## Life

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Anthony Farage was ordained to the priesthood on 20 July 1908. On 1 January 1922 he was appointed and consecrated bishop on the same day. His consecrator was the Patriarch of Antioch Archbishop Demetrius I Qadi. On 11 December 1922 Farage was named titular bishop of Laodicea in Syria of the Greek Melkites and confirmed as Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria. From 1 January 1922 until his death on 9 November 1963 he was procurator in Antioch. In addition to office he was 1922-1928 Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and was the successor of Etienne Soukkarie, his successor to the patriarchal vicar was Dionysius Kfoury. On 7 March 1961 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Damietta dei Greco-Melkiti.

## References

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1. ^ "Melkite GMA INC Uniting Melkite Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

## External links

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* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfara.html
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/alex1.htm