Matthias Mrad
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by Ignace Antoine II Hayek
by Ignace Joseph III Younan, Youhanna Battah, Antoine Nassif
Matthias Charles Georges Mrad | |
|---|---|
| Curial bishop of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and Titular Bishop of Zorava | |
| Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 19 February 2018 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1993 by Ignace Antoine II Hayek |
| Consecration | 14 April 2018 by Ignace Joseph III Younan, Youhanna Battah, Antoine Nassif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Georges Mrad 15 April 1969 |
| Education | |
Matthias Charles Georges Mrad (born 15 April 1969) is a Lebanese Syriac Catholic hierarch, who has served as a Curial bishop of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the Titular Bishop of Zorava since 2018.
Charles Mrad was born on 15 April 1969 in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] He entered the Patriarchal Seminary of Charfet and pursued his philosophical and theological studies with a licentiate at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and a licentiate in canon law from the Université La Sagesse in Beirut.[2]
He later studied at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in Canon Law in 2003.[2]
Priesthood
Mrad was ordained to the priesthood on 18 July 1993 for the Patriarchal Archeparchy of Antiochia by Patriarch Ignace Antoine II Hayek.[3]
Following his ordination, he held several pastoral and academic roles, including serving as a judge in the ecclesiastical tribunal and teaching at the university.[2]