Milad Jawish
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 |
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.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Nomina del Vescovo dell'Eparchia di Saint-Sauveur de Montréal dei Melkiti (Canada)". Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 David M. Cheney. "Bishop Milad Jawish, B.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mgr Milad Jawish, B.S." Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Melkite Bishop for Montreal, Canada". Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur Official / St. Ann Melkite Church. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Colette Dhurgham Moncef (25 July 2022). "المطران ميلاد جاويش: زيارة البابا إلى كندا خطوة جبارة في مسيرة المصالحة" [Bishop Milad Jawish: The Pope's visit to Canada is a powerful step in the path of reconciliation]. Radio Canada International. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bishop Milad Jawish, B.S. at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Western Beqaa District
- Basilian Salvatorians
- Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
- Eastern Catholic bishops in Canada
- Holy Spirit University of Kaslik alumni
- Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
- Université catholique de Louvain alumni
- Naturalised citizens of Belgium
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis