Youssef Absi
Youssef Absi | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria, and of Jerusalem | |
| Native name | يوسف عبسي |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
| Elected | 21 June 2017 |
| Predecessor | Gregory III Laham |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 May 1973 by Maximos V Hakim |
| Consecration | 2 September 2001 by Gregory III Laham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Absi 20 June 1946 |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Alma mater | St. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik |
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Youssef Absi SMSP (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born 20 June 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, serving since 21 June 2017.