Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek)
Msgr. Elias El-Debei was born in Damascus, Syria on 27 September 1970. He obtained a licentiate in applied sciences at the University of Damascus and subsequently attended courses in philosophy and theology at the Saint Paul Institute in Harissa, Lebanon. After being ordained a priest for the archieparchy of Damascus in 1998, he served for ten years as parish priest of Saint Elias in Maarat Saydnaya; from 2008 to 2010, parish priest of Our Lady of Peace in Harasta; from 2011 to 2015 parish priest of the Greek-Melkite of Damascus. He also covered the offices of judge of the patriarchal tribunal, and protosyncellus. In March 2018 he was appointed as patriarchal administrator of the metropolitan archieparchy of Bosra and Hauran, Syria. Assent to the appointment of archbishop of Mosul, Iraq The Holy Father has assented to the appointment of the Rev. Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., canonically elected by the Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Church, to the office of archbishop of Mosul, Iraq. Rev. Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P. The Rev. Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., was born in Mosul, Iraq on 9 September 1955. He carried out his civil studies in the field of the oil industry. He entered the Order of Preachers, carried out his novitiate in France and gave his vows on 4 October 1981. He obtained a postgraduate diploma (DESU) in practical theology and communication, and then a master’s degree and higher diploma in Catholic theology (DSTC). He was ordained a priest on 16 May 1987 and then returned to Mosul, where he served as conventual archivist from 1 January 1988. Since 9 September he has served as director and founder of the Digital Centre for Oriental Manuscripts of Mosul (CNMO). He was a member of the ecumenical Commission of bishops of Nineveh for several years starting from 10 March 2001. He was a professor of pastoral theology and communication at the Babel College (Chaldean Seminary), first in Baghdad and then in Erbil. Fr. Najib spent several months in the United States of America to continue his formation, then returned to Ankawa, the Christian quarter of Erbil. He was of great assistance to the displaced people of Mosul and the Nineveh plain during the tragedy of the persecution of Christians by ISIS. He speaks Arabic, Syriac, French and English. Assent to the appointment of auxiliary bishop of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Baghdad The Holy Father has assented to the appointment of the Rev. Robert Jarjis, canonically elected by the Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Church, to the office of auxiliary bishop of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Baghdad, and assigned the titular see of Arsamosata. Rev. Robert Jarjis The.