Abdallah Elias Zaidan

Styles of
**Abdallah Elias Zaidan**
Styles of; Abdallah Elias Zaidan
Reference style	His Grace; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Eparch

His Grace, The Most Reverend

Abdallah Elias Zaidan

LM
His Grace, The Most Reverend; Abdallah Elias Zaidan; LM
Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
Church	Syriac Maronite Church
Diocese	Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
Appointed	July 10, 2013
Installed	September 28, 2013
Predecessor	Robert Joseph Shaheen
Orders
Ordination	July 20, 1986; by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Consecration	September 28, 2013; by Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Robert Joseph Shaheen and Camille Zaidan
Personal details
Born	March 10, 1963 (age 61); Kosaybé, Lebanon
Motto	Thy will be done

Abdallah Elias Zaidan, LM (Arabic: الياس عبدالله زيدان) born on March 10, 1963, in Kosaybé, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Catholic prelate and member of the Maronite Church who has served as the Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles since 2013. He is a member of the Kreimists.

Early life and Priesthood

Abdallah Elias Zaidan was born in Kosaybé, Lebanon. He professed perpetual vows as a member of the Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries on September 26, 1984, and was ordained a priest on July 20, 1986.^[1]

As a priest Zaidan served as a school administrator and as a pastor of several parishes, including as rector of Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral. He speaks Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.^[2]

Pope Francis named Zaidan the Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles on July 10, 2013. He was ordained a bishop on September 28, 2013, by Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, O.M.M., the Patriarch of Antioch. Eparch-Emeritus Robert Joseph Shaheen and Archeparch Camille Zaidan of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias in Lebanon were the co-consecrators.^[1]