Michel Abrass

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Michel Abrass BA (born December 14, 1948 in Aleppo , Syria ) is a religious of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and Archbishop of Tire .

Candidate for priesthood

In 1973 Michel Abrass obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy at the Heilig-Geist-Universität Kaslik , after which he completed his priestly training at the Basilian seminary . Then followed, until 1980, a study in philosophy, theology and liturgy , with a degree in liturgy.

Church career

Michel Abrass was ordained a priest in 1981 and is a member of the Aleppine Basilians . On October 17, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed the election of Abrass, made at the Melkite Synod , as Curia Bishop in Antioch and appointed him titular Bishop of Abydus . On November 11, 2006 he was appointed titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti and on December 10, 2006 by the Patriarch of Antioch , Archbishop Gregory III. Laham , as well as the co-consecrators Archbishop Isidore Battikha BA from Homs and Archbishop Joseph Kallas SMSP of Beirut and Jbeil consecrated bishop. At the Synod of the Melkite Bishops, which can be equated with a Bishops' Conference , he was elected Secretary General in 2007.

Patriarch Gregory III appointed him on June 21, 2014. Laham in accordance with the Melkite Synod as Archbishop of Tire .

On the situation of Christians

In October 2010 he was a delegate at the special assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome and commented on the situation of Christians in Lebanon. In his statement, he pointed out three focal points: a) The selection and training of clergymen must be geared more towards the calling and not towards the possible career, b) the jurisdiction is partly state-oriented and partly religious-Islamic . This leads to different power relations, and c) the work of the laity must be strengthened, this means that the Christians must experience a certain positive laicism. Regarding the situation of Christians in Iraq, he questioned:

“Are we even able to solve the problems of all our churches? I doubt it! Take, for example, the problems of the Christian churches in Iraq - they are of a political nature and can therefore only be solved politically ... Many lay people wonder how they will be treated if they profess to be Christians - that's why they give themselves a shot Secularity, depending on how emancipated your (often Muslim) interlocutor is. We should allow these laypeople a certain liberalism ... "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final Communiqué of the Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church Ain Traz 18 - 23 June 2007 ( Memento from April 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) on pgc-lb.org (English)
  2. ↑ Dalle Chiese Orientali Cattoliche , Appointment Archbishop of Tire, in: Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of June 21, 2014
  3. ↑ Intervention of Mons. Michel ABRASS, Titular Archbishop of Myra of the Greek-Melkites, Bishop of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (SYRIA) of Mons. Michel ABRASS, Titular Archbishop of Myra of the Greek-Melkites, Bishop of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (SYRIA) on vatican.va (English)
  4. ↑ On the situation of Christians in Iraq: Middle East Synod: “In Iraq also signs of hope” , article from October 16, 2010 on de.radiovaticana.va
personal data
SURNAME Abrass, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian Archbishop
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Aleppo , Syria