Grégoire Haddad

Grégoire Haddad (25 September 1924 – 23 December 2015) was a Lebanese prelate of the Melkite Catholic Church who served as the Archeparch of the Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos.

Grégoire Haddad in 1990

Quotes

• I do not deal with politics. I have never presented my candidacy, or supported any candidate on a specific issue. According to my faith, anything that harms Man harms the faith and harms God. This means that the path of martyrdom-seeking is itself wrong.
  • Lebanese Catholic Bishop Gregoire Haddad Criticizes Hizbullah and the Shiite Concept of Martyrdom (7 November 2006) Memri TV