Archbishop Mor Athanasius Aphrem Barsoum Celebrates Golden Episcopal Jubile
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USA: Consecrated as Archbishop of Beirut on December 12, 1965, Mor Athanasius Aphrem Barsoum celebrates his golden episcopal Jubilee after 50 years of service and devotion.
Consecrated as Archbishop of Beirut on December 12, 1965, Mor Athanasius Aphrem Barsoum celebrates his golden episcopal Jubilee after 50 years of service and devotion.
His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II offered the Holy Qurobo on Sunday January 3, 2016 at St. Ephraim Church in Rhode Island on the occasion of the Theophany (Denho). During the Holy Qurobo, His Holiness honored His Eminence Mor Athanasius Aphrem Barsoum for his golden episcopal jubilee and offered him a pectoral icon.
His Holiness spoke about the different stages of His Eminence’s life, citing the different services and projects he administered as well as the different positions he served in since his early ordained life.
His Eminence Mor Dionysius Jean Kawak, Patriarchal Assistant and Patriarchal Delegate in the Archdiocese of Eastern USA, assisted His Holiness during the Holy Qurobo.
