Grégoire Pierre Melki
Grégoire Pierre Melki (born December 12, 1939 in Hassaké , Syria ) is a Syrian clergyman and retired Syrian Catholic bishop and Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem .
Life
Grégoire Pierre Melki entered the Small Seminary in Charfet in 1952 . Melki studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the University of St. Esprit in Kaslik . He received on 8 August 1965, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Melki then taught Arabic language and liturgical science for four years . Grégoire Pierre Melki continued his studies at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome , where he obtained a licentiate in the subject of sciences on the oriental churches in 1973 . In 1975 he was after Canada dispatched to the pastoral care of the Syro-Catholic faithful in Montreal to take over. Melki was also raised to the rank of choir bishop .
Grégoire Pierre Melki was elected Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem at the Syrian Catholic Synod of Bishops, which met from September 11 to 15, 2001 in Charfet . On 25 February 2002 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Batnae dei Siri and approved his election to the Patriarchalexarchen of Jerusalem. The Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch , Ignatius Pierre VIII. Abdel-Ahad , donated him episcopal ordination on May 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of the Eparchy Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark , Joseph Younan , and the Archbishop of the Archeparchy Aleppo , Denys Antoine Chahda .
On November 20, 2020, Patriarch Joseph Younan accepted his age-related resignation from office.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Assenso del Santo Padre all'Elezione dell'Esarca Patriarcale dei fedeli Siri residenti in Gerusalemme, Palestina e Giordania , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of February 25, 2002.
- ↑ Elezione dell'Esarca per i fedeli siri a Gerusalemme, Palestine e Giordania. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 28, 2020, accessed March 28, 2020 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad |
Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem 2002–2020 |
Camil Afram Antoine Semaan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melki, Grégoire Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian clergyman, patriarchal exarch emeritus of Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hassaké , Syria |