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*1948 - Gibran graduates from St. Elias Orthodox College, and enters the monastic order under tutelage of Metropolitan Theodosius of Tripoli. Brother Gibran serves as his personal secretary until 1953.
*1954 - Br. Gibran graduates from College of Three Hierarchs in Beirut, with diploma in psychology and philosophy.
*1954 - Metropolitan Elia of Beirut ordains him a [[deacon ]] on Pentecost. Dcn Gibran teaches Arabic, French, Literature and Ethics at St. Elias College.
*1959 - Metrop. Elia ordains Dcn Gibran a priest. Fr Gibran continues to teach.
*1962 - Fr Gibran receives graduate diploma in literature from St. Joseph University in Beirut.
::Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bashir) of New York|Antony Bashir ]] calls Fr Gibran to join the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America]]; Fr Gibran serves at St. Nicholas Church in Montreal, Canada.*1963 - Archim. [[Archimandrite]] Gibran transferred to St. Mary's Church in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Archim. Gibran continues theological and academic studies.*1964 - Archim. Gibran receives Bachelor of Theology from [[Christ the Saviour Seminary (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)|Christ the Savior Seminary]]. He begins to teach Logic and Ethics.
::Archim. Gibran also teaches French at Johnstown branch of University of Pittsburgh, and continues postgraduate work at Duquesne University. He also serves as president of Council of Orthodox Clergy of Greater Johnstown.
*1966 - Archim. Gibran assigned to St. George Church in Cleveland, Ohio.
*1968-69 - Archim. Gibran teaches philosophy at John Carroll University.
*1969 Apr - Archim. Gibran elected president of Greater Cleveland Council of Orthodox Clergy.
*1969 Oct 17 - Archim. Gibran elected Bishop of [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Australia, New Zealand and Dependencies]].*1969 Oct 22 - Archim. Gibran notified about election. American archdiocese asked to consecrate him. Bishop (later Archbishop) Gibran ruling bishop for the next 30 years.
*1999 Jan 14 - Archbishop Gibran reposes of a cardial infarction. Buried in Rockwood Cemetary, Sydney.