Demetri Khoury

His Grace, the Right Reverend

Demetri (Khoury)
Bishop of Jableh (titular)
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch
ArchdioceseAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
SeeJableh
Installed1995-03-12 (1995-03-12)
Retired2003
Personal details
Born
Matta Khoury

1948-09-20 (1948-09-20) (age 76)
Taybeh
Education
Ordination history
History
Diaconal ordination
Date1975-09-06 (1975-09-06)
Priestly ordination
Date1975-09-07 (1975-09-07)
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byIgnatius IV of Antioch
Date1995-03-12 (1995-03-12)
PlaceMariamite Cathedral, Damascus, Syria

Demetri (born Matta Khoury), titular Bishop of Jableh, was an auxiliary bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America from 1995 to 2003.

Career

Born in Taybeh on 20 September 1948 to the Very Rev. Ibrahim and Hanneh Khoury, he was educated at the St. John of Damascus Orthodox Theological Academy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion in 1974 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1978, both from Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Ordained as a deacon on 6 September 1975 and to the priesthood on 7 September 1975, he was elevated to the dignity of archimandrite by Metropolitan Philip in 1981.

He served as pastor at St. George, Boston, and at St. Mary, Cambridge. After serving at St. George, Allentown, Pennsylvania, he then served as dean at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Brooklyn, New York, and at St. George Cathedral, Coral Gables, Florida. On 12 March 1995, he was consecrated as titular bishop of Jableh by Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch at the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus.[1] He served as an auxiliary bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America at the chancery in Toledo, Ohio until 2003.[2] In 2004, he was arrested following a sexual assault in a casino and was sentenced to 28 days in jail as well as being placed on the sex offender registry.[3]

As of 2008, he was serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean[4] but retired again in 2009.[5][6]

Books

  • ———— (2008-07-11). A Cloud of Witnesses: Saints and Martyrs From the Holy Land. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4343-9440-8. LCCN 2008905429. OCLC 300980363. OL 23013532M.
  • Morris, John, ed. (March 2011). The Book of the Typikon: Containing all the Rubrics and Ordinances of the various Divine Services of the Holy Orthodox Church (PDF). Translated by ————. Miami. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-04-15.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ————, ed. (2012-08-01). Prophetelogion (PDF). Rives Junction, Michigan: Holy Dormition Monastery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

References

  1. ^ Gillquist, Peter E. (May 1995). Abdallah, John (ed.). "The Elevation of Demetri (Khoury) to the Holy Episcopacy". The Word. Vol. 39, no. 5. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. pp. 4–8. ISSN 0043-7964. LCCN 63006015. OCLC 1950817.
  2. ^ "Antiochian Western Diocese episcopal appointment causes concern". OrthoChristian.com. 2016-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  3. ^ "CA-–Sex offender returned to ministry by Antiochian Orthodox Church". Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "Visita de su Exelencia Obispo Demetri Khoury" [Visit of His Excellency Bishop Demetri Khoury]. Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean (in Spanish). 2008-12-03. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. ^ "News from Across America". OCAnews.org. Houston. 2009-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. ^ "New York and all North America - Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East". Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-15.