Joseph Khoury
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Joseph El Khoury (November 1, 1936 – November 17, 2016) was an emeritus bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal.[1][2]
Life
Khoury was born in Behwaita,
Gregorian University. He became a specialist in the history of contemporary atheism and subsequently earned a doctorate in canon and civil law at the Pontifical Lateran University
.
He worked at the
Institute Regina Mundi
for twenty years until 1996.
He has also published books about Islamic philosophy and canon law.
On April 29, 1993,
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir and the bishops Roland Aboujaoudé, auxiliary bishop of Antioch and Gabriel Toubia, Archeparch of Tripoli being his co-consecrators. On November 11, 1996, Pope John Paul II appointed him as bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal
.
On the Assembly of Quebec Bishops, Bishop Khoury sits on the committee of inter-cultural relations and the commission of Canon Law.
His episcopate saw the erection of the new cathedral. Its construction has undergone problems of financing and Monsignor Khoury intervened personally to ensure completion of the project.
On February 28, 2005 Bishop Khoury signed an
Montreal, Quebec
.
On January 10, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI accepted his age-related resignation.
Quotations
- "Finding work is a grace. Provide work that is a responsibility that seals the social union and peace in the world of work."
- "In countries of immigration, the bishop, pastor of the faithful from the churches of the East, has the task to "mature as communion" a portion of the People of God entrusted to a bishop in countries of emigration and this, following three dimensions of communion."
See also
References
- ISBN 978-88-7210-321-0.
- ^ gcatholic.org
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