Antiochian Orthodox Holy Synod Elects 12 New Bishops for Levant and Diaspora

The Holy Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church has ended its spring session, which was held this year in Lebanon's Balamand Monastery. During the session the Holy Synod elected twelve new bishops. Archimandrites Nicholas (Baalbeki), Isaac (Barakat), and Kosta (Kiyal) were elected to serve as patriarchal auxiliaries; Archimandrites Athanasios (Fahd), Elias (Tameh), and Demitri (Sharbak) were elected to serve as auxiliaries in the Metropolis of Akkar; Archimandrites Yuhanna (Haykal), Ephrem (Ma'louli), and Ignatius (al-Hawshi) were elected to serve as auxiliaries in the Metropolis of Paris; Archimandrites Marcos (Cury), and Roman (Dawoud) were elected to serve as auxiliaries in the Metropolis of Sao Paulo; and Archimandrite Ignacio (Samaan) was elected to serve as an auxiliary for the Metropolis of Mexico City. Axios! More here.