Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

His Beatitude Moran Mor Bechara Boutros al-Ra'i
Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch
Church	Maronite Church
See	Antioch and All the East
Appointed	15 March 2011
Installed	25 March 2011
Predecessor	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Orders
Ordination	3 September 1967
Consecration	12 July 1986 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Created cardinal	24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Patriarch (Cardinal Bishop)
Personal details
Born	(1940-02-25) 25 February 1940 (age 84) Himlaya, Lebanon
Denomination	Catholic Church
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch (1986–1990) Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi (1986–1990) Eparch of Byblos (1990–2011)

Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.