Gregory III Laham Cleric

Gregory III (Laham) (Arabic: غريغوريوس الثالث لحام‎) (Latin: Gregorius III Lahamus) (b. December 15, 1933), Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem, is the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. He was elected patriarch on November 29, 2000, succeeding Maximos V Hakim. He took the name Gregory after Patriarch Gregory II Youssef, the last member of his order to be elected patriarch. Patriarch Gregory, who studied in Europe and is multilingual, is author of several books on eastern theology and spirituality.

Personal facts

Gregory III Laham
Alias (AKA)Laham Lutfy
Birth dateDecember 15, 1933
Birth place
Syria , Darayya
Religion
Melkite Greek Catholic Church

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External resources

  1. http://www.pgc-lb.org/english/Church1.shtml