Vatican
City, 31 October 2013 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father:
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appointed Rev. Joseph Gebara as coadjutor bishop of the eparchy of
Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo of the Greek Melkites
(Catholics 443,000, priests 11, permanent deacons 3, religious 4),
Brazil. The bishop-elect was born in Amatour, Lebanon in 1965, and
was ordained a priest in 1993. He holds a doctorate in theology from
the Institut Catholique, Paris, France, and a doctorate in history of
religions and religious anthropology from the Sorbonne University,
Paris. He has served in pastoral roles in the parishes of
“Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre” and “Notre-Dame des Champs” in
Paris, and is currently parish priest of “Notre-Dame de la
Delivrance” in Hadath, Lebanon and deacon in the archieparchy of
Beirut. He is also a lecturer at the Saint Paul Theological Institute
of Harissa, the Saint Joseph University of Beirut, the Saint Esprit
University of Kaslik and the Antonine University of Baabda.
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accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the
archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, presented by Bishop
Pablo Cedano Cedano, upon having reached the age limit.
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