Jean-Clément Jeanbart

Jean-Clément Jeanbart, BA (born on 3 March 1943 in Aleppo, Syria) is the current Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo and Apostolic Visitor of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Western Europe.

Life

Jean-Clement Jeanbart was ordained to the priesthood on April 15, 1968 and was consecrated as Chaplain of the Aleppinian Basilians. His appointment as successor of the archeparch Néophytos Edelby as Archbishop of Aleppo occurred on 2 August 1995. The Patriarch of Antioch Maximos V Hakim ordained him on 16 September 1995[1] to the episcopate, while he was assisted by co-consecrators the Archbishops François Abou Mokh BS and Habib Bacha, SMSP. Jeanbart was appointed Apostolic Visitor for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Western Europe in 1999.[2] He was the Archbishop co-consecrator of the archeparch Nikolaki Sawaf of Latakia. After the outbreak of Syrian Civil War in Syria in August 2012, his residence was in Aleppo.

Relations with Islam in the Middle East

On the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (Catholic) for the Middle East said Jean Bart:

"I suggest (given the emigration of Christians) to spread optimism among our faithful about their future in the country. Our countries are yet not without resources and values! Let us learn to be friends of our Muslim brothers; helping them to open to us!"[3]

Accusations against the US policy on Syria

In 2003, when the US government Syria suspected of Weapons of mass destruction by Iraqi regime Archbishop Jeanbart responded for the Christians in Syria and said:

"Some of us are afraid the others are of the opinion that no immediate danger. That the United States up to something, but is quite possible, and we must prepare ourselves for they operate disinformation."[4]

References

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  3. ↑ Vatican Radio - Middle East Synod: In Iraq, signs of hope.
  4. ↑ Livenet.ch – 2003, Bruno Graber: Syriens Christen sind über Anschuldigungen der USA besorgt

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