Metropolitan Elias Audi
Metropolitan Elias Audi is the current Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church for the Archdiocese of Beirut, Lebanon. He was elected by the Holy Antiochian Council on 5 February 1980.
Elias Audi was born during 1941, in predominantly Eastern Orthodox village of Anfeh, El-Koura, north Lebanon. He has a B.A. in Philosophy Lebanon; he also has a B.A. in Theology (Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, New York, 1969).
In 1969, he was promoted to the priesthood. In 1979, he was elected Bishop and appointed Patriarchal Vicar Lebanon.
References
- http://www.lebanonwire.com/prominent/religious_leaders/audi_elias.asp
- http://www.wcc-usa.org/resources/living-letters/05-nov-01.html
- http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/church_history.htm
- http://www.stgeorgehospital.org/STGHB/PDF/june2002%20issue4.pdf
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