John Elya
John Adel Elya BS | |
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| Eparchial Bishop of Newton | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton |
| Installed | January 25, 1994 |
| Term ended | June 22, 2004 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Ghattas |
| Successor | Cyril Salim Bustros |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Eparch of Newton Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 17, 1952 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1986 by Maximos V Hakim, Joseph Tawil and Michel Hakim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1928 |
| Died | 19 July 2019 (aged 90) Joun, Lebanon |
| Motto | That all may be one |
| Styles of John Adel Elya, B.S.O. | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Eparch |
John Adel Elya, BS (16 September 1928 – 19 July 2019) was a Lebanese Catholic prelate who served as Eparch of Newton in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1993 to 2004. He was a member of the Basilian Salvatorian Order.