Demetri (born Matta Khoury), titular Bishop of

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, was an auxiliary bishop of the

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from to .

Career

Born in

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on to the Very Rev. Ibrahim and Hanneh Khoury, he was educated at the St. John of Damascus Orthodox Theological Academy. He received a

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degree in Philosophy and Religion in 1974 and a

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degree in 1978, both from

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. Ordained as a

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on and to the priesthood on , he was elevated to the dignity of

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in 1981. He served as pastor at St. George,

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, and at St. Mary,

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. After serving at St. George, Allentown, Pennsylvania, he then served as dean at St. Nicholas Cathedral,

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, and at St. George Cathedral,

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. On , he was consecrated as titular bishop of

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by Patriarch

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at the

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. He served as an auxiliary bishop in the

at the chancery in

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until . In 2004, he was arrested following a sexual assault in a casino and was sentenced to 28 days in jail as well as being placed on the sex offender registry. As of , he was serving as an auxiliary bishop of the

Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean ( es, Arquidiócesis Ortodoxa Antioquena de México, Venezuela, Centroamérica y El Caribe; ar, أبرشية المكسيك، فنزويلا، أميرك� ...

but retired again in 2009.

Books

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khoury, Demetri 1948 births Bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch Eastern Orthodox bishops in the United States Living people