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abic_athen
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Arcchbishop Mor Cyril Aphrem kareem of the United states diocese is being selected as the 123rd Patriarch of Antioch (SOC) today at Lebanon.
Ignatius Ephrem Kareem selected as the new Patriarch of Antioch
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MichaelinMD
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But, wait a minute…he’s not Catholic…is he?
In any event, as we say in the “east”,*** Mazal Tov!!***
In Christ,
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In any event, as we say in the “east”,*** Mazal Tov!!***
In Christ,
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malphono
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Axios! 
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MorEphrem
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I know him semi-personally. He’s a kind soul, a holy bishop and will make an excellent Patriarch.
Axios! Axios! Axios!
Axios! Axios! Axios!
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Celticnovice
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Axios! Axios! Axios!
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Nestor_kea
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For a head of an Oriental Orthodox Church quite appropriate, I would tell…But, wait a minute…he’s not Catholic…is he?
By the way, new EO patriarch of Antioch is ex-metropolitan of Europe, Malankara catholicos was in servise in North America and Europe, Ukrainian major archbishops was in Argentina… This seems to me like if there is a tendention to have a wordly-wise or a little bit “foreign” church leaders.
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SyroMalankara
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Don’t forget His Beatitude the Patriarch of the Syriac Catholics, Moran Mor Ignatius Ephrem Joseph was bishop in NJ as well - now they’ll share the same name and title! Hopefully merger!
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malphono
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I don’t think there’s an “Ephrem” in there. AFAIK, he’s titled Moran Mor Ignatios Yowsef III (Younan), but yes, the “Jersey connection” is very interesting isn’t it?
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Nestor_kea
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Of course, Syriac Catholic patriarch, too…
Well, he is Ephrem Joseph Younan and as patriarch his names appears usually as Ignatios Joseph III Younan, but I have also seen Ignatios Joseph III Ephrem Joseph Younan, similarly e. g. Ignatios Peter VIII Peter Gregor Abdel-Ahad or Ignatios Moses I Basil cardinal Daoud… where the name after the number is patriarch’s own name and his regnal name is mostly half of it, but not always.
Well, he is Ephrem Joseph Younan and as patriarch his names appears usually as Ignatios Joseph III Younan, but I have also seen Ignatios Joseph III Ephrem Joseph Younan, similarly e. g. Ignatios Peter VIII Peter Gregor Abdel-Ahad or Ignatios Moses I Basil cardinal Daoud… where the name after the number is patriarch’s own name and his regnal name is mostly half of it, but not always.
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SyroMalankara
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MorEphrem
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Yes - now the Maronites are the only patriarchate of Antioch that need a Jersey patriarchI don’t think there’s an “Ephrem” in there. AFAIK, he’s titled Moran Mor Ignatios Yowsef III (Younan), but yes, the “Jersey connection” is very interesting isn’t it?
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