Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since 2017
His Beatitude
Youssef Absi
SMSP
Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East
Absi in June 2018
Native name
يوسف عبسي
Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Diocese
Antioch
See
Antioch
Elected
June 21, 2017
Predecessor
Gregory III Laham
Orders
Ordination
May 6, 1973 by Maximos V Hakim
Consecration
September 2, 2001 by Gregory III Laham
Personal details
Born
Youssef Absi
(1946-06-20) June 20, 1946 (age 77)
Damascus, Syria
Denomination
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Previous post(s)
Curial Bishop (2001–2007)
Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Damascus (2007–2017)
Alma mater
St. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Coat of arms
Youssef AbsiSMSP[1] (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born June 20, 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, serving since June 21, 2017.[2][3]
^Società dei Missionari di San Paolo – Missionary Society of St. Paul (Melkite Greek); see catholic-hierarchy.org.
^"Joseph Absi elected patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
^Melkite Catholic Church elects new patriarch www.catholicregister.org.
YoussefAbsi SMSP (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born June 20, 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic...
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Melkites. In 2023, Yasser Ayyash is the Vicar Apostolic of the Patriarch YoussefAbsi. Its headquarters is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem...
Byzantine rite. The Archbishop Vicar (or Eparca) starting in 2006 was YoussefAbsi, former Superior General of the Society of Missionaries of St. Paul....
III's successor in 1724, then recognizes Cyril VI's successors down to YoussefAbsi today. The Syriac Catholic Church recognizes the succession from the...
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In 2010 there were 150,000 baptized. The current vicar of Patriarch YoussefAbsi is Archbishop Nicolas Antiba. The archeparchy is headquartered in the...
2022, by the Melkite Synod and announced August 20, 2022 Patriarch Joseph Absi).; episcopal consecration 12 October 2022, St Anne Melkite Greek-Catholic...
until 16 June 1856, when confirmed as Patriarch of Antioch Hanna (Gregory) Youssef-Sayour, consecrated 13 November 1856, until 27 March 1865 when confirmed...
land owned by the Chouerites. A dispute between the Order and the Bishop Youssef Sarrouf about the real estate of the cathedral forced the Holy See to intervene...
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February 9, 2018 (Patriarchal Vicar) Installed March 3, 2018 Predecessor YoussefAbsi Orders Ordination September 19, 1971 Consecration August 25, 2013 by Patriarch...
May 6, 2017. He took the name Gregory in honor of Patriarch Gregory II Youssef, who was the last member of his religious order, the Basilian Salvatorian...
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Samra Orders Ordination October 4, 1998 Consecration October 12, 2022 by YoussefAbsi, Nicholas Samra, and Borys Gudziak Personal details Born (1971-07-03)...
18 November 1964 (59 years ago) Cathedral Saint Barbara Cathedral Current leadership Pope Francis Patriarch YoussefAbsi Archeparch Elias Rahal, SMSP...
Cathedral Our Lady of Peace Cathedral Current leadership Pope Francis Patriarch YoussefAbsi Archeparch Jean-Abdo Arbach Bishops emeritus Isidore Battikha...
Rite Established 21 March 2002 Cathedral Saint George Cathedral Current leadership Pope Francis Patriarch YoussefAbsi Apostolic Exarch Ibrahim Salameh...
Denomination Melkite Greek Catholic Church Rite Byzantine Rite Current leadership Pope Francis Patriarch YoussefAbsi Patriarchal Exarch Sede vacante...
Melkite Greek Catholic Church Rite Byzantine Rite Established 1838 Current leadership Pope Francis Patriarch YoussefAbsi Patriarchal Exarch Sede vacante...
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