Francis Mansour Zayek was the first Maronite bishop to serve outside of the Middle East, heading the Maronite Apostolic Exarchate in Brazil between 1962-1966. In 1966, Pope Paul IV transferred him to Detroit, MI, to head the Exarchate in the United…
A photograph of Rev. Joseph Michael Maroun El-Khouri, father of Joe El-Khouri, seated in front of his house. Two unidentified men crouch on the bottom right of the photograph.
A brief history of the St. Elias Maronite Church located in Roanoke, Virginia, written by Loretta Saleeba Jolley. The history includes accounts of some of the earliest Lebanese immigrants, including Father Rabil, an ancestor of Matt Kannan. It covers…
Portrait of Chorbishop Peter Rabil, a priest of the Maronite Church. Peter Rabil was born July 10, 1884 in Hammana, Lebanon to Daher and Mariam Rabil. He emigrated in 1913 and settled in Goldsboro, NC where he served as priest to the local community…
Caption: "Joseph El-Khouri (second from left) with Father (Rev. Maroun El-Khouri) & Brothers & Sisters in front of their home in Kour, Batroun Lebanon (1945?)". Sister Victorine El-Khouri stands on the far right, but Joe and Sr. Victorine's other…
