John George Chedid
Deceased Person
1923 – 2012
Who was John George Chedid?
John George Chedid was a Lebanese-born American Maronite 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.
Born in Lebanon, Chedid previously served as the Titular Bishop of Callinicum for the Maronites. Chedid was ordained as the first Maronite Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, 1994, by Archbishop Francis Mansour Zayek. He served until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 80. His resignation due to age was accepted by Pope John Paul II on December 5, 2000, and he was succeeded by the second bishop, Robert Joseph Shaheen.
Bishop John George Chedid died on March 21, 2012, at the age of 88.
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