Youssef Aboul-Kheir
Youssef Aboul-Kheir (born September 23, 1943 in Qum-Gharib ) is Bishop of Sohag .
Life
Youssef Aboul-Kheir was ordained a priest on September 17, 1972 . On August 5, 2003, the Synod of the Coptic Catholic Church elected him Bishop of Sohag . Pope John Paul II confirmed the appointment on August 9 of the same year.
He was ordained bishop on November 13th of the same year by the Patriarch of Alexandria , Stephanos II. Cardinal Ghattas CM ; Co-consecrators were Morkos Hakim , OFM , Bishop Emeritus of Sohag, Youhanna Golta , Curia Bishop in Alexandria , Andraos Salama , Bishop of Giza , Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan , OFM, Bishop of Assiut , Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir , Bishop of Luxor , Makarios Tewfik , Bishop of Ismayliah , Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak , Bishop of Minya , Antonios Aziz Mina , Curia Bishop in Alexandria, and Antonios Naguib , Bishop Emeritus of Minya .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Morkos Hakim OFM |
Bishop of Sohag since 2003 |
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| SURNAME | Aboul-Kheir, Youssef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian clergyman, Bishop of Sohag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Qum-Gharib |