Munib Younan
The Right Reverend Munib Younan D.D. | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land | |
Bishop Munib Younan in 2015 | |
| Native name | منيب يونان |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land |
| Installed | 1998 |
| Term ended | 2018 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1976 |
| Consecration | 5 January 1998 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Munib Younan 18 September 1950 |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Andria Younan & Alice Qandalaft |
| Spouse | Suad Yacoub |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago |
Munib Younan (Arabic: منيب يونان, romanized: Munīb YūnānArabic pronunciation: [mʊ.niːb juː.naːn] ⓘ; born 18 September 1950 in Jerusalem) is a Palestinian Bishop Emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL).
From January 1998 to January 2018 he was Bishop of the ELCJHL. He retired in January 2018, but continues to serve as Bishop Emeritus, and remains a member of the Church Council of ELCJHL.
He served as President of the Lutheran World Federation from 2010 to 2017.