Antonius (Arabic: الأنبا أنطونيوس,Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ), is the 22nd Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East. He is also the Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Anthony, Jerusalem, and the Monastery of Saint George, Jerusalem.[1]
His Eminence Antonius | |
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Metropolitan of the Holy and Great City of Our Lord, Jerusalem (Holy Zion), and Archbishop of the Holy and Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, all Palestine and the Near East; Abbot of the Monasteries of Saint Anthony, and Saint George, Jerusalem. | |
Native name | الأنبا أنطونيوس |
Church | Coptic Orthodox Church |
Archdiocese | Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem |
Metropolis | Jerusalem |
Installed | 5 March 2016 |
Predecessor | Abraham II |
Orders | |
Consecration | 28 February 2016 by Pope Tawadros II |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Emad Timotheos Sharmokh (Arabic: عماد القمص تيموثاوس شرموخ) 25 July 1969 |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Profession | Pharmacist |
Education | B.S. in Agricultural Sciences, B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.A. in Theology |
Alma mater | Assiut University, Mansoura University |