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Michel Abrass, BA (born 14 December 1948) is a retired church official who was Archbishop of the

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre (Latin: Archeparchy Tyrensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan see of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. In 2009 there were 3,100 baptized. It is currently governed by an Apostolic Administrator, Ar ...

from 2014 to 2021.

Biography

Michel Abrass was born in

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, Syria. In 1973 he earned a licentiate in philosophy at the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (french: Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK); ar, جامعة الرّوح القدس – الكسليك, ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk''), is a private, not-for-profit Catholic univer ...

and continued his studies in philosophy, theology, and liturgy at the Greek College in Rome. In 1980 Abrass concluded his studies in philosophy, theology and liturgy, and in 1980 obtained a licentiate in liturgy. Abrass was ordained a priest on 11 April 1981 and is a member of the Aleppinian Basilians. He was rector of his order's minor and major seminaries. He was also professor of liturgy at the University of Kaslik. On 17 October 2006,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

consented to the Melkite Synod choice of Abrass as Curial Bishop of Antioch and

titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Abydus. On 11 November 2006 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Myra of Greek Melkites and on 10 December 2006 was consecrated bishop by the

Melkite Patriarch of Antioch The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite). It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went into com ...

Gregory III Laham Gregory III Laham, B.S. ( ar, غريغوريوس الثالث لحام; la, Gregorius III Lahamus; born Lutfy Laham, December 15, 1933, in Darayya, Syria), Emeritus Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem, is the for ...

. His co-consecrators were Archeparch Isidore Battikha, BA, from Homs and Archeparch

Joseph Kallas 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. Biography Joseph Kallas was ordained a priest on 13 August 1958 by the White Fathe ...

of Beirut and Byblos, SMSP. The Synod of the Melkite bishops elected him Secretary General in 2007. On 21 June 2014, Patriarch Gregory III Laham in accordance with the Melkite Synod named him Archbishop of Tyre. On 31 January 2021, without explanation,

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

declared the see of Tyre vacant and named

Elie Bechara Haddad Elie Bechara Haddad, BS (born 28 January 1960) is a Lebanese prelate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church who has been the Archeparch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon since 2007. Biography Elie Bechara Haddad was born on 28 Janu ...

, Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon, to serve as apostolic administrator.

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In October 2010 Abrass was a delegate to the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Discussing the question of vocations, he said that in the Middle East: He also spoke of Christians in Iraq:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrass, Michel 1948 births Living people Syrian archbishops Melkite Greek Catholic bishops Syrian Melkite Greek Catholics People from Aleppo