Timeline Slider – Page 3 – Maronite Catholic Church

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1992

The historic visit of His Beatitude, Cardinal Nasrallah Peter Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the entire Middle-East. It was the first visit of a Maronite Patriarch to the African [...]

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1991

Dedication of the new church, Our Lady of the Cedars, on Palm Sunday, 8th April. Fr. Elie Madi arrived to assist in the needs of the Maronite community and to [...]

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1990

The foundation of the new Church of Our Lady of the Cedars was completed. Fr. Nabil Rizkallah arrived in Johannesburg to assist with pastoral duties at Our Lady of Lebanon [...]

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1983

Permission was granted by Fr. Paul Najem (Superior-General) to build a church at Cedar Park, three acres of ground was set aside (Erf.712) for the new Church, donated by the [...]

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1962

Fr. Alam passed away in South Africa on the 13th June, and Fr. Michael Chebli arrived to assume duties. He served with tireless zeal for 30 years until 1992.

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1954

First Honorary Consulate of Lebanon to South Africa – Mr. Boutros Khoury Sebaalani, before the Official establishment of the Consulate of Lebanon to SA took place in 1958.

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1947

The community represented by the South African Lebanese Association – SALA (established in the early 1920s) purchased 33 acres of ground on the Pretoria – Johannesburg road (Cedar Park – [...]

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1936

Fr. Peter Alam acquired a former Dutch Reformed church at 61 Mint Rd, Fordsburg Johannesburg, and later built a community centre, a four story building, beginning the second Lebanese school [...]

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1928-1929

Fr. Youssef Juan, who was appointed as a temporary visitor, received instruction from the Patriarch Howayek and the General Superior Fr. Youssef Moubarak to succeed Fr. Ashkar in serving the [...]

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1928

Fr. Ashkar resigned his office and returned to Lebanon. The mission was then handed over to the Congregation of the Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, known as the “Kreim”.

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