renameuser, Administrators
5,600
edits
Changes
no edit summary
He was elected to the post of [[Bishop]] of Sebastia on [[December 1]], 2005.
==Timeline==
*1965 - Attallah Hanna was born in Al-Rameh (Galilee). Went to school in his birthplace; went on to study at Patriarchate Seminary in Jerusalem.
*1983 - Studied at University of Thessaloniki. Awarded Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
*1991 - Ordained priest at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Was made an archimandrite, spokesman and in charge of the Arab section of the Patriarchate.
*Taught religious studies at Orthodox schools in Jerusalem and Ramleh.
*Taught church history and Arab civilisation in Haifa for seven years.
*Established the Orthodox youth movement. Serves as spiritual father.
*Elected chairman of committee that publishes Arabic books on religious studies for use in Galilee and Palestine's schools.
*Oversaw broadcasts about Orthodoxy on ''Voice of Palestine'' radio.
*Active in the local and international ecumenical movement, including Muslim-Christian dialogues
*Member of board of trustees of Bethlehem's Al-Liqa' centre, for cultural and religious studies in the Holy Land.
*Represents Patriarchate in Muslim-Christian affairs section of Middle East Council of Churches.
*Participated in Jerusalem committee, Morocco, representing churches in the Holy Land.
*Represented [[World Council of Churches]] at United Nations Committee for Human Rights, discussing the suffering of the Palestinian people.
*Participated in Islamic Summit in Doha, Qatar, speaking in the name of the Churches of the Holy Land.
*Participated in Muslim-Christian meeting about Jerusalem in UAE.
*Visited US many times to discuss difficulties of Palestinians under occupation; while there, he lectured at many universities and met with Christian groups and societies of human rights
*Member of the Palestinian political committee in Jerusalem
*Board of Trustees of Jerusalem Society.
*2005 Dec 1 - Elected Bishop of Sebastia
[[Category:Monastics]]
