Patriarch Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P.

Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
20 Jun 1946		Born
6 May 1973	26.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
13 Jul 1999	53.0	Appointed	Superior General of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
22 Jun 2001	55.0	Appointed	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Jun 2001	55.0	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
2 Sep 2001	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
13 Oct 2007	61.3	Appointed	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Jun 2017	71.0	Elected	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Jun 2017	71.0	Confirmed	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Jun 2017	71.0	Appointed	Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq (Melkite Greek)
3 Jul 2017	71.0	Installed	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

MicroData Summary
Youssef (Joseph) Absi
Patriarch Youssef (Joseph) Absi S.M.S.P.
(born 20 Jun 1946)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}

Event Place
Birth Place Damas, Archeparchy of Damas (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Saint-Paul, Basilica, Harissa, Archeparchy of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Please contact the Patriarch through the Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti
Archbishop Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (1981)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Elias Al-Debei (2019)
Bishop George Toufik Khoury (2019)
Bishop Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. (2020)
Archbishop Georges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P. (2021)
Bishop Milad Jawish, B.S. (2021)
Archbishop Georges Masri (2021)
Bishop Jean-Marie Chami, Ist. del Prado (2022)
Archbishop Georges Iskandar, B.S. (2022)
Bishop François Elias Beyrouti (2022)
Archbishop Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. (2025)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (2007)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 51567816
WikiData: Q1706406

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 164, Number 14,037
elec: CB, 21 Jun 2017
conf: Bollettino, 22 Jun 2017
ab/yica: CB, 11 Jul 2017

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