Elias Zoghby

Archbishop Elias Zoghby
Archbishop Elias Zoghby
Archbishop of Baalbek
Church	Melkite Greek Catholic
See	Eparchate of Baalbek
In office	September 9, 1968 – October 24, 1988
Predecessor	Archbishop Joseph Malouf
Successor	Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros
Orders
Ordination	July 20, 1936
Consecration	November 21, 1954
Personal details
Born	9 January 1912; Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt
Died	16 January 2008 (aged 96); Beirut, Lebanon
Previous post(s)	Patriarchal Vicar for the See of Alexandria

Elias Zoghby (January 9, 1912 – January 16, 2008) was the Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Baalbek and a leading advocate of Catholic-Orthodox ecumenism.^[2] He is best known for his ecumenical interventions during Vatican II and his 1995 Profession of Faith, known as the Zoghby Initiative, which attempted to re-establish communion between the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church while maintaining communion with the Roman Catholic Church.^[3]

Zoghby's views on topics such as Catholic–Orthodox "double communion" and dissolution of marriage were controversial. Critics labeled him the enfant terrible of his church, while supporters lauded him as an energetic visionary who sought to re-unite the Eastern Churches.^[4]

^ Cheney, David. "Archbishop Elias Zoghby". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
^ Graham, James K. (2017-12-09). "ARCHBISHOP ELIAS ZOGHBY'S VISION OF CHRISTIAN UNITY". ORTHODOXY IN DIALOGUE. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ Dick (2004), pp.66-67
^ Yevikc (1994)

[1] Cheney, David. "Archbishop Elias Zoghby". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

[2] Graham, James K. (2017-12-09). "ARCHBISHOP ELIAS ZOGHBY'S VISION OF CHRISTIAN UNITY". ORTHODOXY IN DIALOGUE. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[3] Dick (2004), pp.66-67

[4] Yevikc (1994)

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