Sleiman Hajjar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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bishop
Date of Birth: 13-May-1950
Place of Birth: Jezzine, South Governorate, Lebanon
Date of Death: 10-Mar-2002
Profession: Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Sleiman Hajjar
- Sleiman Hajjar (May 13, 1950 — March 10, 2002) was the Melkite Catholic bishop of Canada.
- Hajjar was born in Jezzine, Lebanon and graduated from St.
- Joseph University and from the Pontifical University of the Holy Spirit in Lebanon.
- Ordained a priest on August 4, 1979, he served in Lebanon before coming to Canada in 1995 and was posted to Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Ottawa.
- He was consecrated a bishop in 1998 and served as eparch for the 40,000 Melkite Catholics in Canada.
- He was considered a dynamic pastor and was particularly known for his work with youth, both in Lebanon and in Canada.
- While in Lebanon Hajjar established a variety of humanitarian relief efforts focused on helping children caught in the upheaval of the Lebanese civil war.Hajjar died of a heart attack while on holiday in Florida.
- He was succeeded as bishop by Ibrahim Ibrahim.
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