Maronite Bishop Beaten Unconscious by Attacker
The Most Rev. John Chedid, an auxiliary bishop of the Maronite Catholic Church, has been hospitalized for injuries that left him unconscious after an attack near his home in Bel-Air.
Chedid, 68, was wearing his robe and clerical collar at the time of the beating Monday night and was taken by paramedics to UCLA Medical Center. He suffered a broken nose, rib, leg and other injuries. The incident was not reported until late Thursday.
Pierre Alwan, president of the Maronite League, a lay church group of mostly Lebanese members, said parishioners were concerned that the attack may have been a hate crime. Chedid’s bishop’s ring, a wallet, cross and watch were not taken.
Chedid is pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter, one of the seven Eastern-rite parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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