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Most Rev. Fouad Twal
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Most Rev. Fouad Twal
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23 October 1940 |
born in Madaba, Jordan |
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October 1959 |
he entered the patriarchal seminary at Beit Jala |
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June 29th 1966 |
ordained a priest |
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August 1966 |
became the deputy Parish Priest of Ramallah |
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January 1967 |
Parish Priest of Irbid |
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June 1968 |
Parish Priest of Mahatta |
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September 1972 |
began his studies in Canon Law at the
Pontifical University of the Lateran in Rome and in 1974 was
admitted to the the Ecclesiastical Pontifical Academy. From 1977 to 1992 he carried out diplomatic service in the apostolic nunciatures of Honduras, Germany and Peru, and in the Council for Political Affairs of the State Secretariat. |
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May 30th 1992 |
named bishop of Tunis |
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1994 |
was promoted to archbishop. He was also the president of the regional bishops´ conference of North Africa |
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September 2005 |
appointed Coadjutor Archbishop for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI |
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March 14th 2006 |
appointed President of Bethlehem University |
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January 29th 2007 |
appointed Member of the Pontifical Council for Inter - Religious Dialogue |
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New Patriarch to be
installed will be installed as the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Below, please find the program of the main installation ceremonies: |
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Saturday, June 21st |
at 4:00 p.m., Thanksgiving mass at Gethsemani Basilica, Jerusalem, and reception by outgoing Patriarch His Beatitude Michel Sabbah |
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Sunday, June 22nd, |
at 2:30 p.m., Enthronization of the new Patriarch, H.B. Patriarch Fouad Twal, at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem |
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Monday, June 23rd, |
at 10:00 a.m., First Pontifical Mass of H.B. Patriarch Fouad Twal at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem |
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Wednesday, June 25th, |
at 5:00 p.m., Solemn Entry to the Nativity Basilica, Bethlehem |
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Sunday, July 6th, |
at 11:00 a.m. first Mass For the New Patriarch Fouad TWAL at St. Saviour's Latin Parish Church in Jerusalem. |