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Youssef Absi

1946 - Today

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Youssef Absi (Arabic: يوسف عبسي; Latin: Iosephus Absi; born 20 June 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, serving since 21 June 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Youssef Absi is the 1,121st most popular religious figure (up from 2,735th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Syria (up from 168th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Youssef Absi ranks 1,121 out of 3,187Before him are Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Beniamino Stella, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, La Voisin, Henry of Latvia, and Ikkyū. After him are Gianna Beretta Molla, José Saraiva Martins, Antipope Gregory VI, Elon, Günter Guillaume, and Nicholas Mystikos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Youssef Absi ranks 143Before him are Alan Jones, Tim Johnson, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Pete Postlethwaite, François Bozizé, and Vuk Drašković. After him are Ajda Pekkan, Deepak Chopra, Laurent Fabius, Sawao Kato, Wim Jansen, and Robert J. Shiller.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Youssef Absi ranks 82 out of 210Before him are Adib Shishakli (1909), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), Abu Tammam (788), Tuman bay II (1474), Hazael (-900), and Cassius Longinus (213). After him are Assef Shawkat (1950), Dündar Ali Osman (1930), Hashim al-Atassi (1875), Nazim al-Qudsi (1906), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), and Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Youssef Absi ranks 11Before him are Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), and Sophronius of Jerusalem (560). After him are Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934), Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920), John X of Antioch (1955), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Ibn Asakir (1105), and Gregory III Laham (1933).