Yasser Ayyash (born December 4, 1955, in Shatana in Irbid, Jordan) is a former archbishop of the
and the current
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Archeparchy of Jerusalem.
Priest
The young Yasser Ayyash attended the school of Greek Catholics in his Shatana hometown. Later he continued his education in Beit Sahour and Bethlehem, where he obtained his baccalaureate degree. Ayyash studied theology and biblical studies in Lebanon, he finished studying in Rome with the completion of a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology at the
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
A pontifical ( la, pontificale) is a Christian liturgical book containing the liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal for the ordination and consecration of deacons, priests, and bishops to Holy ...
in Rome. In 1983 he was ordained a deacon in Rome, and to the priesthood on July 12, 1987 in Amman. It was followed by an extended use in parishes and schools in the capital Amman and Jerash.
Archeparch
The Melkite Synod in 2007 elected on 21 June 2007 Yasser Ayyash as Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia, becoming himself the first native Jordanian in this archeparchy and successor of the Lebanese
Georges El-Murr
Georges El-Murr, BC (11 October 1930 in Ka'a at Baalbek, Lebanon – 8 February 2017) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman.
Life
Georges El-Murr was ordained a priest of the Order of St. Jo ...
. The episcopal ordination was on October 13, 2007, and was performed by Melkite Patriarch of Antioch
Gregory III Laham
Gregory III Laham, Basilian Salvatorian Order, B.S. ( ar, غريغوريوس الثالث لحام; la, Gregorius III Lahamus; born Lutfy Laham, December 15, 1933, in Darayya, Syria), Emeritus Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Patriarch ...
, BS, and the co-consecrators were Archbishop
Georges El-Murr
Georges El-Murr, BC (11 October 1930 in Ka'a at Baalbek, Lebanon – 8 February 2017) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman.
Life
Georges El-Murr was ordained a priest of the Order of St. Jo ...
, BC of Petra and Philadelphia and Bishop
Joseph Absi, SMSP, auxiliary bishop in the Patriarchate of Antioch. In October 2010, Ayyash participated in the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome as delegated Bishop of the Melkites of Jordan. About the situation of the Church in the Middle East, he emphasized the relatively good position of the Eastern Churches in Jordan and explained that in Jordan churches, schools and other facilities could be built. Ayyash regretted the emigration of many Christians and called for a deepening of interreligious dialogue in the Middle East.
Ayyash renounced to his office as Melkite Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia on April 14, 2015.
On February 9, 2018, Ayyash was elected Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem by the Melkite Synod. He succeeded Archbishop
Joseph Jules Zerey.
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References
External links
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bayyash.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070812131739/http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=2842
* http://www.mliles.com/melkite/indexmelkiteotherjordan.shtml
* http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/asien1.htm
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1955 births
Jordanian Melkite Greek Catholics
Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
Living people
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni
People from Irbid Governorate