Meeting with the clergy, councils, institutions and associations of the Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli

On November 9, 2023, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met the clergy, councils, institutions and associations of the Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli, at the Patriarchal Residence in Atchaneh.

Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Theophilos George Saliba, Patriarchal Counselor, Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Shemoun, Patriarchal Delegate for the Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli and Patriarchal Vicar for the Benevolent Patriarchal Insitutions in Atchaneh, and Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, attended the meeting.

During the meeting, His Holiness spoke to the priests and institutions about their ministry to the faithful after the vacancy in the Archdiocese.

They expressed their wish to have His Eminence Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Shemoun to be the Archbishop of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli.

Upon the request of the clergy and laypeople, His Holiness appointed His Eminence Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Shemoun, Archbishop of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli.