Gregory II Youssef

Gregory II Youssef
Patriarch of Antioch
Church	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
See	Antioch
Installed	September 29, 1864
Term ended	July 13, 1897
Predecessor	Clement Bahouth
Successor	Peter IV Geraigiry
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1854 (Priest)
Consecration	November 13, 1856 (Bishop) by Clement Bahouth
Personal details
Born	Hanna Youssef-Sayour October 17, 1823 near Alexandria, Egypt
Died	July 13, 1897(1897-07-13) (aged 73) Damascus

Patriarch Gregory II Youssef, also known as Gregory II Hanna Youssef-Sayour (October 17, 1823 – July 13, 1897), was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1864 to 1897. Gregory expanded and modernized the church and its institutions^[1] and participated in the First Vatican Council, where he championed the rights of the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Gregory is remembered as a particularly dynamic patriarch of the Melkite Church. He is recognized as one of the forerunners of interconfessional dialogue and as an advocate for preserving the traditions and autonomy of the Melkites.