John X of Antioch

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John X of Antioch is the primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, serving as its spiritual leader and patriarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian bishop
Eastern Orthodox patriarch
religious leader
advocates interfaith dialogue
peace in Syria
birthDate 1955-01-01
birthName Yohanna Yazigi NERFINISHED
birthPlace Latakia NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
church Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED
clergyRank Archbishop
Patriarch
consecrationAsPatriarch 2012-12-23
countryOfCitizenship Syria NERFINISHED
denomination Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED
educatedAt Aristotle University of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
University of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
electionDate 2012-12-17
ethnicGroup Greek Orthodox Arab
familyName Yazigi NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy Theology
givenName John NERFINISHED
headOf Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED
knownFor leading the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch during the Syrian civil war
languageSpoken Arabic
English
Greek
memberOf Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED
monasticAffiliation Balamand Monastery NERFINISHED
name John X of Antioch NERFINISHED
notableEvent brother Metropolitan Paul Yazigi kidnapped in Syria in 2013
officeLocation Damascus NERFINISHED
ordainedAsBishop 1995
ordination priest
patriarchate Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East NERFINISHED
positionHeld Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
predecessor Ignatius IV of Antioch NERFINISHED
regionOfJurisdiction Antioch and All the East NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Balamand, Lebanon NERFINISHED
Damascus, Syria NERFINISHED
see Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED
sibling Paul Yazigi NERFINISHED
spiritualLeaderOf Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED
supports protection of Christians in the Middle East
title His Beatitude
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East NERFINISHED
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

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