George Khoury (bishop)
George Khoury (born in 1970) is the current eparch of the Eparchy of Our Lady of the Paradise in São Paulo of Greek Melkites.
Bishop George Khoury | |
|---|---|
| Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| See | Eparchate of Our Lady of the Paradise in São Paulo |
| In office | 2019 - present |
| Predecessor | Joseph Gébara |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 April 1999 [1] by Fares Maakaroun |
| Consecration | 25 August 2019 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | George Toufik Khoury |
| Born | 14 February 1970 Safita, Tartus Governorate, Syria |
Biography
George Khoury was born in Tartus, Syria, on 14 February 1970. In 1998 he was ordained deacon and on 14 April 1999 Khoury was ordained to the priesthood.
On 17 June 2019 he was named eparch to the Eparchy of Our Lady of the Paradise in São Paulo.[2]
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