Fouad Twal
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| Motto | Paratum cor meum My heart is ready (Psalm 107) |
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Fouad Twal (
Arabic: البطريرك فؤاد طوال; born 23 October 1940 in Madaba, Jordan[1]) is a Jordanian Catholic prelate who served as Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 2008 to 2016. He has also served as the Grand Prior of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and President for the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
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Biography
Fouad Twal was ordained to the
Basilica of Saint Peter.[2]
In 2008, he explained his understanding of the situation of Israel and the Palestinian Territories and their people: "We receive a lot of help and we are grateful but at the same time we say we need more. What we need is peace. We don’t only want to be a begging Church, we don't want to be beggars with a licence. I don't like this. We need a political horizon, it's time to put an end to the Wall, the Checkpoints, it's time for a Palestinian State, it's time for an end to our problems with visas."[4]
On 19 February 2014 he was appointed a member of the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches.[5]
In June 2016 Pope Francis accepted Twal's resignation as patriarch.[6]
Additional positions
- Grand Prior of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
- President ex officio of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
- President ex officio of the Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions
- member, Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East
- member of the following dicastery of the Roman Curia
- Congregation for the Oriental Churches
- Pontifical Council for the Family[7]
Gallery
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Patriarch Twal in 2009.
See also
- Christianity in Jordan
- Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem
References
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- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Fouad Twal". Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Government of the Order". The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in Ireland. Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Lieutenancy of Ireland. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tunis". All Dioceses. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Pope Names Arch. Fouad Twal Patriarch of Jerusalem". Vatican Radio. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- Vatican Press Office. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal". The Catholic Church of the Holy Land. Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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