Paul (Yazigi)

Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo (born 1959) is the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria, of the Church of Antioch.

Life

Born in 1959 in the coastal city of Latakia (Syria) into a very devout Christian family, he was active in the church as a youth. After graduating in 1985 from the Tishreen University in Civil Engineering degree, he was ordained a deacon and studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, gaining a bachelor degree in 1989, a Master's degree in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy. He also studied at Mount Athos.

Paul was ordained to the priesthood in 1992 and was Dean of the Institute of Theology from 1994 to 2000 when he was elected Metropolitan of Aleppo, being enthroned in Aleppo on October 22.

In 2013, Paul along with Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo "Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim" was abducted by militants in the Syrian Civil war, his whereabouts is currently unknown.[1]

His brother is John X, currently the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

References

  1. ↑ News Regarding the April 2013 Abductions of Bishops in Syria.
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