Demetri (Khoury) of Jableh

His Grace Demetri (Matta Khoury), Titular Bishop of Jableh, was an auxiliary bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America from 1995 to approx. 2003.

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Born: Taybeh-Ramallah, West Bank Region September 20, 1948, to the V.Rev. Ibrahim and Hanneh Khoury.

Education

• Our Lady of Balamand Monastery, Koura, Lebanon
• St. John of Damascus Orthodox Theological Academy (Balamand) Koura, Lebanon
• Hellenic College, Brookline, MA (1974 -- B.A. in Philosophy and Religion)
• Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA (1978 -- M.Div.)

Ecclesiastical Positions

• Deacon, September 6, 1975
• Priest, September 7, 1975
• Archimandrite, 1981 by Metropolitan Philip
• Bishop, March 12, 1995, by Patriarch Ignatius IV, in St. Mary Cathedral (Mother Cathedral of the Antiochian Patriarchate), Damascus, Syria
• Pastor, St. George Church, Boston, MA
• Pastor, St. Mary Church, Cambridge, MA
• St. George Church, Allentown, PA
• Dean, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY
• Dean, St. George Cathedral, Coral Gable, FL
• Bishop of Jableh (Syria); Auxiliary Bishop, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (March, 12th 1995- ); assigned by Metropolitan Philip to Toledo, OH, Chancery.

Writings

• The Divine and Holy Gospel Book (Translation into English)
• Liturgical Guide for Priests, Chanters, and Choirs (Edited annually)
• Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (Transtion into English)

Bibliography

• Gillquist, Peter E., "The Elevation of Demetri (Khoury) to the Holy Episcopacy" WORD MAGAZINE 39.5 (May 1995), 4-8.