Youssef Absi
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Youssef Absi SMSP[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]
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Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East | |
Native name | يوسف عبسي |
Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
Diocese | Antioch |
See | Antioch |
Elected | June 21, 2017 |
Predecessor | Gregory III Laham |
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Ordination | May 6, 1973 by Maximos V Hakim |
Consecration | September 2, 2001 by Gregory III Laham |
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Born | Youssef Absi (1946-06-20) June 20, 1946 (age 77) |
Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
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Alma mater | St. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik |
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