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His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Youssef Matta Eparch is the current Eparch of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and All of Galilee / Archeveche Grec-Catholique.

During their meeting 5 to 9 November 2018 in Raboueh, Lebanon, the Synod of Bishops, elected him Eparch of Akka
He received the assent of the Pope on March 18, 2019. He was ordained an archbishop on June 1, 2019 in Nazareth.

Official Title

The official title is His Excellency, the Archbishop Metropolitan of the Melkite Catholic Diocese of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and Galilee.

Previous Apostolic Administrators

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna Andraus Bahus

His Excellency Sayedna Andraus Bahus, 2018 - 2019

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna George Bacouni / Bakhouni / Bakouny / Bacouny / Bakouni / Bacaouni, Eparch

His Excellency Sayedna George Bacouni, 2014 – 2018

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna Moussa El-Hage

His Excellency Sayedna Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M., Archbishop of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites, 2014.01.27 – 2014.06.21

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Dr. Elias Chacour, Eparch

His Excellency Sayedna / Archbishop Dr. Elias Chacour, 2006 - 2014
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His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Elias Chacour is also President of Mar Elias Educational Institutions.

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Bishop George Haddad, S.M.S.P.

His Excellency Sayedna/ Bishop George Haddad, S.M.S.P., 2003 - 2006
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Missionary Society of St. Paul (Italian: Società dei Missionari di San Paolo; abbreviated as S.M.S.P.)

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Boutros Mouallem / Pierre Moallem, Eparch Emeritus

His Excellency Sayedna Archbishop Boutros Mouallem, S.M.S.P., 1998 - 2003

More information on His Excellency, Sayedna / SArchbishop Boutros Mouallem, Eparch Emeritus.
He celebrated his 75th birthday on May 10, 2003. He presented his resignation for reason of age.
Missionary Society of St. Paul (Italian: Società dei Missionari di San Paolo; abbreviated as S.M.S.P., Paulist)

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Most Rev. Lutfi Laham, Ordre Basilien Salvatorien

His Excellency Sayedna / Most Rev. Lutfi Laham, 1997 - 1998
Ordre Basilien Salvatorien; also known as the Basilian Salvatorian Order Also, Sayedna / Archbishop Lutfy Laham, was the Patariarchal Vicar of Jerusalem from 1974-2000
In 2000, His Excellency Sayedna Archbishop Lutfy Laham was elected His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batriyark of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia Mesopotamia, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, of all of Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, Bishop of Bishops, the Thirteenth of The Holy Apostles (Patriarcat Grec Melkite Catholique)

His Excellency Sayedna / Sayidna / Most Rev. Maximos Salloum

His Excellency Sayedna / Most Rev. Maximos Salloum,1975-1997

His Excellency, the Regretted Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Joseph Raya, Eparch Emeritus

His Excellency, the Regretted Sayedna / Archbishop Joseph Raya, Eparch Emeritus, 1967-1974< /br> More information on His Excellency, the Regretted Sayedna / Sayidna / Archbishop Joseph Raya, Eparch Emeritus
1968-1974, In 1967, he was elected, in October 1968, he was consecrated, and in 1974, he resigned over a matter of principle.

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