Ibrahim Azar
Sani Ibrahim Charlie Azar (born June 22, 1961 in Lebanon ) is a Palestinian Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and has been Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) since January 2018 .
Life
Ibrahim Azar attended the Lutheran school of the Jerusalem Association at the Berlin Mission in Bethlehem until 1979 . He studied Protestant theology at LMU Munich , where he graduated in 1987. In 1988, he became the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land ordained . He was pastor of the ELCJHL congregation at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem .
In January 2017 the Synod elected him to succeed Munib Younan as Bishop of the Church.
His inauguration took place on January 12, 2018 in the Church of the Savior in Jerusalem.
He is married to Nahla Elias Azar. The couple has three daughters.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Rev. S. Ibrahim Azar New Bishop-Elect: ELCJHL Synod Elects Other Officers . Press release of January 14, 2017, accessed on January 10, 2018
- ↑ Ibrahim Azar the new bishop of the Lutheran Church in the Holy Land , press release January 19, 2017, accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Introduction to the Bishops: High-ranking delegation travels to Jerusalem , Communication from the Jerusalem Association, accessed on January 10, 2018
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| SURNAME | Azar, Ibrahim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azar, Sani Ibrahim Charlie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Palestinian Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lebanon |