Youssef Absi

His Beatitude

Youssef Absi

SMSP
Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East
Absi in June 2018
Native name
يوسف عبسي
ChurchMelkite Greek Catholic Church
DioceseAntioch
SeeAntioch
ElectedJune 21, 2017
PredecessorGregory III Laham
Previous post(s)
  • Curial Bishop (2001–2007)
  • Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Damascus (2007–2017)
Orders
OrdinationMay 6, 1973
by Maximos V Hakim
ConsecrationSeptember 2, 2001
by Gregory III Laham
Personal details
Born
Youssef Absi

(1946-06-20) June 20, 1946 (age 78)
Damascus, Syria
DenominationMelkite Greek Catholic Church
Alma materSt. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Coat of armsYoussef Absi's coat of arms

Youssef Absi SMSP[1] (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.[2][3]

  1. ^ Società dei Missionari di San Paolo – Missionary Society of St. Paul (Melkite Greek); see catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. ^ "Joseph Absi elected patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ Melkite Catholic Church elects new patriarch www.catholicregister.org.