Joseph Kallas, SMSP (born on September 24, 1931 in Fakiha, Lebanon) is Emeritus Melkite Archbishop of the
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos
The Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos (in Latin: Archieparchia Berytensis et Gibailensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since 1881, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catho ...
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Biography
Joseph Kallas was ordained a priest on 13 August 1958 by the
White Fathers, and joined to the Melkite congregation Missionary Society of St. Paul, where he was Superior General from 1987 to 1993. On 15 January 2000 Kallas was appointed Archbishop of Beirut and Byblos of the Melkites. The ordination took place on 19 February 2000 and was performed by Jean Mansour SMSP, Titular Archbishop "pro hac vice" of Apamea in Syria of Greek Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch. André Haddad BS, Archbishop of Zahle and Furzol, and Jean Assaad Haddad, Archbishop of Tyre were his co-consecrators. On May 25, 2010 Kallas resigned from his office of bishop.
Inter-religious dialogue
The archbishop Kallas encouraged inter-religious dialogue between Islam and the Christians, and participated in many events. This included participation in the series "People in Europe" where in 2004 participated beside him Archbishop
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From October 10 to October 24, 2010, he participated in the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East and intervened to understanding the
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. Basically, Kallas underlined the serious and historical development in the Eastern Churches and their apostolic understanding within the meaning of Apostle Paul of Tarsus.
Under the direction of
Gregory III Laham, he participated at the Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic bishops.
Archbishop Kallas was consecrator of Joseph Absi, SMSP, Titular Bishop of Tarsus of Greek Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch, Georges Bacouni, Archbishop of Tyre,
Michel Abrass
Michel Abrass, BA (born 14 December 1948) is a retired church official who was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre from 2014 to 2021.
Biography
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, BA, Titular Archbishop of Myra of Greek Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch, and Elie Bechara Haddad, BS, Archbishop of Sidon.
References
External links
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkallasj.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170702013321/http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/asien2.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081118180119/http://www.opuslibani.org.lb/members/234.html
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Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
1931 births
Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics
Living people