Elias Nassar
Elias Nassar (born 25 October 1960) is the retired
eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon
.
Life
Elias Nassar was born in Sarba, Lebanon. He was ordained priest on 18 August 1990 by Eparchy of Sidon.
The Synod of the
Auxiliary bishop of Antioch and Emeritus Eparch of Sidon, Tanios El Khoury
, on 11 February 2006.
Elias Nassar was since 2009 President of the Episcopal Commission for the missionary cooperation among the churches.[2] As participant in the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East in October 2010, he called emphatically about the dialogue with Islam. He praised the mutual enrichment of Christianity and Islam, and underlined that since fourteen hundred years coexistence between Christians and Muslims had been assured.[3]
On 30 January 2017, Nassar resigned.[4]
References
- ^ apostolische-nachfolge.de
- ^ In Lebanon, strong commitment to the mission in the Arabic-speaking countries
- ^ ["Church leaders warn against emigration of Christians from the Middle East" - kathpress.co.at]
- ^ Cheney, David M. (2020-09-24). "Bishop Elias Nassar". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
External links
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnassar.html
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/said1.htm
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