Francois Beyrouti

François Beyrouti (born July 3, 1971) is a Lebanese-born prelate who has served as Eparch of Newton in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since 2022.

His Grace, The Most Reverend François Beyrouti
Eparch of Newton
Diocese	Newton
Appointed	August 20, 2022
Installed	October 19, 2022
Predecessor	Nicholas Samra
Orders
Ordination	October 4, 1998
Consecration	October 12, 2022 by Youssef Absi, Nicholas Samra, and Borys Gudziak
Personal details
Born	(1971-07-03) July 3, 1971 (age 53) Hadeth-Beruit, Lebanon

Styles of François Beyrouti
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Eparch

Biography

Early life

Beyrouti was born on 3 July 1971, one of three children born to Elias and Maggy Beyrouti in Hadath-Beirut, Lebanon. After emigrating with his family in 1976 to North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he attended the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School.

Priesthood

From 1989 to 1993 he studied in the Christ the King seminary in Mission, B.C. He was awarded a degree and doctorate in biblical theology from Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario. On October 4, 1998, Beyrouti was ordained to the priesthood for the eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites. From his ordination to January 31, 2010, Fr. Beyrouti served as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church in Ottawa. He was incardinated into the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton and served as pastor at Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church until his election and consecration as bishop.^[1]

Episcopacy

Pope Francis appointed Beyrouti eparchial bishop for the Eparchy of Newton on August 20, 2022.^{[2][3] [4]} On October 12, 2022, Beyrouti was consecrated bishop and on October 19, 2022 was installed as the eparchial bishop.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "Father François Beyrouti Named Sixth Eparchial Bishop of Newton, for the Melkite Catholic Church in the United States of America." Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church, holycrossmelkite.org, https://www.holycrossmelkite.org/sixtheparchialbishopofnewton. Accessed 11 November, 2022.
2. "Resignations and Appointments, 20.08.2022". Retrieved August 20, 2022.
3. "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Nicholas Samra of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton; Appoints Rev. François Beyrouti as Successor". Retrieved August 21, 2022.
4. "FATHER FRANCOIS BEYROUTI NAMED 6TH EPARCHIAL BISHOP OF NEWTON". Retrieved August 20, 2022.

External links

• Eparchy of Newton Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Nicholas Samra	Eparch of Newton 2022-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent