Milad Jawish
Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholic bishop in Canada (born 1973)
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Milad Jawish BS (born 19 December 1973) is a Lebanese-born Canadian Melkite Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal since October 2021.
His Excellency Milad Jawish, BS | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Saint-Sauveur of Montréal |
| Appointed | 18 September 2021 |
| Predecessor | Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 May 2000 by André Haddad |
| Consecration | 30 October 2021 by Youssef Absi, Elie Bechara Haddad and Ibrahim Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milad Jawish 19 December 1973 Mansoura, Lebanon |
| Alma mater | Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Pontifical Gregorian University, UCLouvain |
Biography
Early life and education
Milad Jawish was born on 19 December 1973 in Mansoura, a village in the Western Beqaa District of Lebanon.[1] He entered the Basilian Salvatorian Order on 14 August 1992 making his temporary vows on 21 August 1993 and his solemn perpetual profession on 10 October 1999.[2]
He completed his early ecclesiastical studies in philosophy and theology at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in Lebanon earning a Bachelor of Theology in 2001.[3] Following his ordination his superiors sent him to Rome to pursue advanced studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he earned a Licentiate in Biblical Theology in 2007. He later completed his doctoral program in 2015 receiving a PhD in Biblical Theology from the Catholic University of Louvain.[4][1]
Priesthood
Jawish was ordained a deacon on 20 November 1999 by Archbishop Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter and was ordained a priest on 6 May 2000 by Archbishop André Haddad.[2] He served as the Vice President of the seminary formation program at the minor seminary of his order in Joun from 2002 to 2007.[4] During his tenure there he also ministered as parish priest at the Holy Cross parish in Jeita from 2004 to 2007.[4] Between 2007 and 2011 he served as the general secretary of his monastery.[4]
He later relocated to Europe and served as the pastor of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome parish in Brussels, Belgium, from 2011 and subsequently obtained a Belgian citizenship.[4]
Episcopate
On 18 September 2021, Pope Francis assented to his election by the Melkite Patriarchal Synod as the Eparchial Bishop of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal, succeeding Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim who was transferred to the Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol.[1][4]
He was consecrated to the episcopate on 30 October 2021 at the Convent Saint-Sauveur in Joun, Lebanon, and installed on 28 November 2021 at the Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Montreal.[2] The principal consecrator was Melkite Patriarch Youssef Absi, assisted by co-consecrators Archbishop Elie Bechara Haddad and Archbishop Ibrahim Ibrahim.[2]
During the 2022 papal visit to Canada by Pope Francis, Bishop Jawish engaged with national media outlets to emphasize the critical role of Catholic reconciliation initiatives with Indigenous communities.[5]