Fr. Ibrahim Ibrahim named to Canadian Eparchy(06/03)

On Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at the first working session of the Synod of Melkite Bishops meeting in Robweh, Lebanon, His Beatitude, Patriarch Gregory III Laham, with the assent of the Holy See, announced the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Ibrahim Ibrahim, BSO, as the new eparch of the Eparchy of Saint Sauveur-Montreal, Canada.

Bishop-elect Ibrahim succeeds the late Bishop Sleiman Hajjar as the Melkite eparch for all of Canada. Bishop-elect Ibrahim was appointed pastor of Saint Elias Melkite Church of Cleveland (Brooklyn), Ohio following the appointment of the late Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas as Eparch of Newton in 1990.  He has served as protopresbyter for the Great Lakes region, ecumenical officer of the eparchy and a member of both the Presbyteral Council and Eparchial College of Consultors.  He is presently the Regional Superior of the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers in the USA.  At age 41, Bishop-elect Ibrahim is among the youngest bishops appointed to serve the Melkite Church as an eparchial bishop.

We join in wishing Bishop-elect Ibrahim many years. Axios! Axios! Axios!

Bishop John A. Elya has announced the appointment of Rev. Fr. Youssef Youssef, BSO, as pastor of Saint Elias Church in Cleveland to succeed Bishop-elect Ibrahim and the appointment of Rev. Fr. Alam Alam as administrator pro temp of Saint Joseph Parish, Lawrence, Massachusetts.  Both appointments are effective as of July 1^st.

                                                  Archimandrite Joseph Haggar

                                                  Protopresbyter-in-charge