Youssef Absi
Youssef Absi SMSP (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born June 20, 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, serving since June 21, 2017.
Youssef Absi | |
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| Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch | |
Absi in June 2018 | |
| Native name | يوسف عبسي |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
| Elected | June 21, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Gregory III Laham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 6, 1973 by Maximos V Hakim |
| Consecration | September 2, 2001 by Gregory III Laham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Youssef Absi June 20, 1946 |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
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| Alma mater | St. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik |
| Coat of arms | |
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