Jules Boutros
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Jules Boutros | |
|---|---|
| Curial Bishop of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch | |
| Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| See | Patriarchal Curia of Antioch of the Syrians |
| Appointed | 12 May 2022 |
| Previous post | Rector of the Patriarchal Seminary (2019–2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 June 2007 |
| Consecration | 18 June 2022 by Ignace Joseph III Younan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Jules Peter Georges Boutros 28 December 1982 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | |
Isaac Jules Peter Georges Boutros (born 28 December 1982) is a Lebanese Syriac Catholic hierarch, who has served as a Curial Bishop of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch since 2022 and titular bishop of Amida.[1] At the time of his appointment he was reported to be the youngest Catholic bishop in the world.[2]
Boutros was born on 28 December 1982 in Beirut, Lebanon.[3] He studied philosophy at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He later specialised in social communication and obtained a doctorate in pastoral theology from the Pontifical Salesian University.[3]
Priesthood
Episcopacy
On 12 May 2022 the Synod of Bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church elected Boutros as bishop of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch of the Syrians and assigned him the titular see of Amida. The election received the assent of Pope Francis the same day.[3] He was consecrated bishop on 18 June 2022 at the monastery of Our Lady of Deliverance in Charfet, Harissa-Daraoun.[1] At the time of his appointment, aged 39, he was described as the youngest Catholic bishop in the world.[2]
