Back يوسف الأول عبسي Arabic چوزيف عبسى ARZ Josep I Absi Catalan Joseph Absi Czech Joseph I. (Antiochien) German Youssef Absi Esperanto José I Absi Spanish Joseph Absi French Youssef Absi FRP Xosé I Absi Galician
Youssef Absi | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East | |
 Absi in June 2018 | |
| Native name | يوسف عبسي |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
| Elected | 21 June 2017 |
| Predecessor | Gregory III Laham |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 May 1973 by Maximos V Hakim |
| Consecration | 2 September 2001 by Gregory III Laham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Youssef Absi 20 June 1946 |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Alma mater | St. Paul Seminary, Harissa; Lebanese University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik |
| Coat of arms |  |
Youssef Absi SMSP[1] (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.[2][3]
- ^ Società dei Missionari di San Paolo – Missionary Society of St. Paul (Melkite Greek); see catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Joseph Absi elected patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Melkite Catholic Church elects new patriarch www.catholicregister.org.