Elias Chacour

Elias Chacour
Archbishop of Haifa
ChurchMelkite Greek Catholic
SeeEparchate of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee
In office7 February 2006 – 27 January 2014
PredecessorArchbishop Pierre Mouallem
SuccessorArchbishop 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]

  1. ^ Chacour, Elias (23 October 2009). "Standing in the Gap". Transcendence Magazine. No. 1. David Group International. pp. 2–4. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009.