About Bishop ANTOUN

His Grace Bishop ANTOUN was consecrated to the Holy Episcopacy on January 9, 1983 at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Brooklyn, where he served as pastor. His consecrating bishops included Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba). He became a diocesan bishop on October 9, 2003 and currently bears the title Bishop of Miami and the Southeast.

Bishop ANTOUN has served as a beloved pastor and educator in many settings, including St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary in Crestwood, NY; St. George Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; St. George Church in Toronto, Ontario; St. George Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania; and St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently assigned by Metropolitan PHILIP to the Archdiocesan Chancery in Englewood, New Jersey.

Bishop ANTOUN was born Antoun Yssa Khouri on January 17, 1931 in Damascus, Syria. At the age of fourteen, he entered Minor Seminary at Balamand Monastery in Lebanon, where he met and befriended Philip Saliba, the future Metropolitan of North America. He received his diploma in theology from the Balamand Seminary.

On October 28, 1951, Antoun was ordained a deacon by Patriarch Alexander III at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Damascus. Upon graduation from Assiyat Orthodox College in 1957, he was assigned to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazil. In 1959 he came to the United States to pursue a Master of Divinity at St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary, from which he graduated in 1962. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1960, by Metropolitan Antony Bashir, and was elevated to the Archimandrite by Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba) on August 3, 1969.

Bishop ANTOUN’s namesday is January 17 (Anthony the Great).

 25th Anniversary Celebration Planned for Bishop ANTOUN

An article about Parish Councils that includes comments by Bishop ANTOUN

25th Anniversary Celebration Planned for Bishop ANTOUN

His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, Archbishop of New York

Primate of the

Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

The Clergy of the Diocese of Miami and the South East

with the New Chancery Committee

Together with

All the Organizations of the Diocese

Request the pleasure of your company

at

A Grand Banquet

Honoring

The Right Reverend Bishop Antoun

On the 25^th Anniversary of his Consecration

To the

Holy Episcopate

At the

Sheraton Miami Mart

711 NW 72nd Ave Miami , Florida

Saturday Feb. 23^rd, 2008

Cocktail Reception 6:30 p.m.

Dinner Banquet 7:30 p.m.

Complimentary Wine with Dinner

Arabic Entertainment by Chadi Naddaf & Ensemble

Donation $125.00 per person

Which will includes

Luncheon on Sunday after Liturgy at the Cathedral

(All donations are Tax deductible)

Invitation and RSVP

Souvenir Journal cover letter

Souvenir Journal order form

St. Stephen Parish Dedicates New Addition

On September 23, 2007 the parishioners of St. Stephen the Protomartyr of South Plainfield, NJ and our pastor, Fr. Stephen Tewfik, welcomed His Grace Bishop ANTOUN for the Dedication of our new facilities. The day began with a beautiful Hierarchical Divine Liturgy followed by a blessing of the new facilities.

St. Stephen’s was founded by converts from the Episcopalian Church in 1978. Continued growth since then resulted in the just completed project. The new expansion includes doubling current worship space and adding a 10,000 square foot addition, which includes: a new social hall, a large, column-free basement for church school, a commercial-grade kitchen and ample parking.

All this could not have happened without the blessing of Sayidna ANTOUN and the dedicated support and hard work of Fr. Stephen and our wonderful parishioners.  May God grant them many years!! If your travel plans take you to Central New Jersey, please come and worship with us!