Born 1965, Rameh, Palestine
Master of Theology, University of Thessalonica School of Theology, 1991
Archbishop of Sebastia, Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem -   He is the second Palestinian to hold the position of Archbishop in the history of the diocese
Member, Constitutional Consultative Committee, third draft of the Palestinian constitution, March 2003 
Appointed by late Patriarch Diodoros as official spokesperson for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem, 2001
Spokesperson and Director, Patriarchate's Arab Department
Taught in local schools, and lectured on Christianity at Haifa Arab Teachers' College
Co-author, Kairos Document, 2009 

Awards:
Jerusalem Prize, by the Palestinian National Authority's Ministry of Culture, 2004
Honorary Doctorate in Theology, Sofia Theological Institute, Bulgaria and title of Archimandrite