Coat of arms of the Archbishopric Melkite Catholic Archbishopric of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and all of Galilee
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Archbishop Youssef Matta

Shepherd of the Archbishopric

Archbishop Youssef Matta

Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee

A son of Nazareth, born there on 3 December 1968. He was ordained a priest for this Archbishopric on 19 June 1999, elected Archbishop by the Synod of the Melkite Church with the confirmation of Pope Francis in 2019, and enthroned in St Elias Cathedral, Haifa, on Sunday 2 June 2019.

  • BornNazareth, 3 December 1968
  • StudiesComputer science at the Technion, 1991–1992; seminary formation at the Latin Patriarchal Seminary, Beit Jala, 1992–1998
  • Ordained priest19 June 1999, for this Archbishopric
  • ArchbishopElected by the Synod, confirmed by Pope Francis, 2019; enthroned 2 June 2019
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