Elias Chacour | |
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Archbishop of Haifa | |
Church | Melkite Greek Catholic |
See | Eparchate of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee |
In office | 7 February 2006 – 27 January 2014 |
Predecessor | Archbishop Pierre Mouallem |
Successor | Archbishop George Bacouni |
Elias Chacour (Arabic: الياس شقور, Hebrew: אליאס שקור; born 29 November 1939) is a Palestinian Arab-Israeli who served as the Archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 2006 to 2014. Noted for his efforts to promote reconciliation between Palestinians and Jews, he is the author of two books about the experience of Palestinian people living in present-day Israel. He describes himself as a "Palestinian-Arab-Christian-Israeli."[1]