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His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan '''Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo''' is the metropolitan of the [[archdiocese]] of Aleppo (Haleb), Syria, of the [[Church of Antioch]].

[[Image:Paul of Aleppo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo]]

==Life==

Metropolitan PAUL (Rami) Yazigi was born in 1959 in the coastal city of Lattakya (Syria) into a very devout Christian family. After graduating from the secondary school, where he excelled in his studies, he entered the University of Tishreen and pursued courses for a Civil Engineering degree. While at the university, he was active in youth ministry, sunday school, and Byzantine music training. In 1985, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a deacon. After graduating, he studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, graduating in 1989 with a Master's degree and in 1992 with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, with excellence. His thesis, written in Greek, has been published as a book titled: ''Eschatology & Ethics: The Eschatological Foundations of the Life in Christ According to St. John Chrysostom'' (Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992). He also studied Byzantine music and iconography in Greece and at [[Mount Athos]].

In 1992, Metr. Paul was ordained to the [[priest]]hood and began teaching patrology, ethics, and homiletics at the [[St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)|St. John of Damascus Institute]] at the University of Balamand in Lebanon. In 1994, he was elevated to the dignity of [[archimandrite]]. From 1994 to 2001 he served as Dean of the Institute of Theology. In 1999, the Holy Synod commended him for his work at the Institute. On [[October 2]], 2000, he was elected Metropolitan of Aleppo by the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Antioch. His election was followed by his [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] as [[bishop]] at Mariamieh Cathedral in Damascus on [[October 20]]. He was enthroned in Aleppo on [[October 22]].