Joseph Soueif
Joseph Soueif (born July 14, 1962 in Chekka , Lebanon ) is Maronite Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Cyprus .
Life
Joseph Soueif was born in the Lebanese city of Chekka and grew up in northern Lebanon , in the Batrun (district) with the main town of the same name, Batrun . For priests Souif was ordained at twenty-five on 3 September 1987th
The appointment as Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Cyprus took place on October 29th, 2008. The episcopal ordination took place on December 6th, 2008 by the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East , Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir , as main consecrator and the Archbishops Boutros Gemayel and Georges Bou-Jaoudé , who acted as co-consecrators took place.
On October 11, 2018, Pope Francis also appointed him Apostolic Visitator for the Maronite believers living in Greece.
Web links
- Biography (English)
- Biography (English)
- Entry on Joseph Soueif on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Visitatore Apostolico per i fedeli maroniti residenti in Grecia, Bulgaria e Romania e nomina dei nuovi Visitatori Apostolici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 11, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soueif, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese clergyman, Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chekka , Lebanon |