Elias Audi
Elias | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Beirut | |
Metropolitan Audi in 2019 | |
| Archdiocese | Antioch |
| See | Beirut |
| Elected | February 5, 1980 |
| Installed | April 9, 1980 |
| Term ended | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elias Audi 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Alma mater | University of Balamand Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary |
Metropolitan Elias Audi (Arabic: المتروبوليت إلياس عوده;[1] born 1941, Enfeh, Koura) is the current Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch for the Archdiocese of Beirut in Lebanon since 1980.
Biography
Audi was born in 1941, in the predominantly Eastern Orthodox village of Anfeh, El-Koura, north Lebanon. He has a B.A. in philosophy degree from Lebanon and a B.A. in theology from Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, New York, in 1969.[2]
In 1969, he was ordained to the priesthood. In 1979, he was elected Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut and appointed Patriarchal Vicar. He was elected by the Holy Antiochian Council on 5 February 1980. On 9 April 1980, he arrived to the Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut in Achrafieh to assume his post.[2]
In 2001, he attended a delegation held by the World Council of Churches in expressing solidarity after the September 11 attacks.[3] In May 2002 he launched a new development project for Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut aimed at opening a trauma center and a children's hospital.[4]
References
- ^ "بيروت وتوابعها".
- ^ a b His Eminence Bishop Elias Audi, Metropolitan of Beirut for Greek Orthodox
- ^ Jenks, Philip E. "International ecumenical delegation to be a 'Living Letter' to US churches". wcc-usa.org/. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Rayes, Salam E. "Saint George Hospital University Medical Center" (PDF). Saint George Hospital University Medical Center. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2025.