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| Metropolitan of Homs and Dependencies | |
| Archdiocese | Antioch |
| See | Homs |
| Elected | 2000 |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1980 |
| Consecration | 1988 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Abu Zakhem 1949 (age 75–76) Arneh, Syria |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Alma mater | St. John of Damascus Institute University of Thessaloniki |
George Abu Zakhem (Arabic: جاورجيوس أبو زخم, romanized: jāūrjīūs 'abū zkhm; 1949) is a Syrian bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. He has been metropolitan of Homs and Dependencies since 2000.
Early life and education
Abu Zakhem was born in Arneh, Syria in 1949. Before priesthood, he obtained a Bachelor of Theology from the St. John of Damascus Institute, and a Master of Theology from the University of Thessaloniki. He was ordained into priesthood in 1980 and served as the Dean of St. John of Damascus institute. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1988.
Bishop
Abu Zakhem was elected Metropolitan of Homs in 1999, and enthroned in 2000.
During the Siege of Homs, all eleven churches in Hom's old city were heavily damaged or destroyed. Abu Zakhem accused rebel forces of lighting a church on fire. In 2016, Abu Zakhem accused America of aiding terrorism in response to an American bombing of a barracks that killed 90 people near Aleppo.
In September 15, 2022 he attended a ceremony to commemorate the Christians who have been killed in the war between 2011 and 2022.
See also
References
- ^ "Homs and Dependencies". Antioch Patriarchate. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- Aji, Albert. "Syrians return to damaged homes after rebels leave". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- Fides, Agenzia. "ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: "No one here believes that the US massacre of Syrian soldiers was a 'mistake' " - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Our Lady of Sorrows icon ends pilgrimage in Syria". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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