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Lebanese Republic
Archeparch of Zahle and Forzol
Native name	أوغستين فراح
Church	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol
In office	25 August 1977 – 31 March 1983
Predecessor	Jean Bassoul
Successor	André Haddad
Previous posts	Archeparch of Tripoli (1964-1977) Eparch of Tripoli (1961-1964)
Orders
Ordination	8 September 1937
Consecration	18 June 1961 by Maximos IV Sayegh
Personal details
Born	(1910-05-04)4 May 1910 Kara, Syria vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	31 March 1983(1983-03-31) (aged 72)

Augustin Farah (4 May 1910 in Kara, Syria – 31 March 1983) was an archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol.

Ecclesiastical career

He was ordained a priest on 8 September 1937. Farah was appointed to the Archeparchy of Tripoli on 7 March 1961 and was a ordained bishop on 18 June 1961. The ordination was headed by the Patriarch of Antioch Maximos IV Sayegh, SMSP, at his co-consecrators were the Archbishops Philippe Nabaa of Beirut and Byblos and Athanase Ach-Chaer, BC, of Banyas. When the Diocese of Tripoli was elevated to the Archdiocese, Farah also received on 18 November 1964 the title of archbishop. From 1962 to 1965 he was a participant at all meetings of the Second Vatican Council. In 1965, Farah briefly served as the Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem. On 25 August 1977, he was appointed Jean Bassoul's successor at the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol and ran it until his death on 31 March 1983. He was succeeded by André Haddad, BS.

External links

• Archbishop Augustin Farah Catholic-Hierarchy
• Photography