In June 2003 he was elected Archbishop of Tyre. After the confirmation by the Holy See on September 25, 2003 he was ordained by Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and his co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch and Maroun Khoury Sader, Emeritus Archeparch of Tyre on 29 November 2003.[7]