Joseph Jules Zerey
| Joseph Jules Zerey | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Jerusalem | |
 Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham with Archbishop Jules Joseph Zerey | |
| See | Jerusalem |
| Appointed | 4 June 2008 |
| Predecessor | Georges Michel Bakar |
| Other posts | Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 May 1967 |
| Consecration |
9 November 2001 by Gregory III Laham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 June 1941 Alessandria d'Egitto |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch (2001-2008) |
Joseph Jules Zerey (born 9 June 1941 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and Apostolic Vicar of Jerusalem.[1]
Career
Zerey was ordained a priest on 5 May 1967 and started Working at the Patriarchal College School in Cairo in 1967, and in 1972 he was appointed as director of the Patriarchal College School in Heliopolis. At the same time was a patron of the Church of St. Joseph in Al Zaytoon- Cairo since 1985 to 2001, and president of the second-degree spiritual Court.
On 22 June 2001 was appointed titular Archbishop of Damiata and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch. He was consecrated bishop on 9 November 2001 by Patriarch Gregory III Laham, assisted by co-consecrators Archbishops Elias Zoghby and Paul Antaki. On 22 June 2001 Zerey was appointed Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and Syncellus for the Melkite Church in Egypt and Sudan.
On 4 June 2008 Zerey was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Jerusalem. During 2010 Zerey was a participant in the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East in Rome. At the synod he published an intervention discussing the need to re-evangelize Christians living in the Holy Land and announcing the creation of a new international center for family spirituality in Nazareth.[2]
Distinctions
Gallery
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Archbishop Zerey in Caravaggio, Italy, september 2008.
Notes
- ↑ "Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Intervention of Mons. Joseph Jules ZEREY, Titular Archbishop of Damiata of the Greek-Melkites, Auxiliary and Protosyncellus of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (JERUSALEM)". storico.radiovaticana.va. Vatican Radio. Retrieved 20 December 2012.