Milad Jawish

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Milad Jawish BS (born 19 December 1973) is a Lebanese-born Canadian Melkite Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal since October 2021.

Biography

Early life and education

Milad Jawish was born on 19 December 1973 in Mansoura, a village in the Western Beqaa District of Lebanon.[1] He entered the Basilian Salvatorian Order on 14 August 1992 making his temporary vows on 21 August 1993 and his solemn perpetual profession on 10 October 1999.[2]

He completed his early ecclesiastical studies in philosophy and theology at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in Lebanon earning a Bachelor of Theology in 2001.[3] Following his ordination his superiors sent him to Rome to pursue advanced studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he earned a Licentiate in Biblical Theology in 2007. He later completed his doctoral program in 2015 receiving a PhD in Biblical Theology from the Catholic University of Louvain.[4][1]

Priesthood

Jawish was ordained a deacon on 20 November 1999 by Archbishop Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter and was ordained a priest on 6 May 2000 by Archbishop André Haddad.[2] He served as the Vice President of the seminary formation program at the minor seminary of his order in Joun from 2002 to 2007.[4] During his tenure there he also ministered as parish priest at the Holy Cross parish in Jeita from 2004 to 2007.[4] Between 2007 and 2011 he served as the general secretary of his monastery.[4]

He later relocated to Europe and served as the pastor of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome parish in Brussels, Belgium, from 2011 and subsequently obtained a Belgian citizenship.[4]

Episcopate

On 18 September 2021, Pope Francis assented to his election by the Melkite Patriarchal Synod as the Eparchial Bishop of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal, succeeding Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim who was transferred to the Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol.[1][4]

He was consecrated to the episcopate on 30 October 2021 at the Convent Saint-Sauveur in Joun, Lebanon, and installed on 28 November 2021 at the Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Montreal.[2] The principal consecrator was Melkite Patriarch Youssef Absi, assisted by co-consecrators Archbishop Elie Bechara Haddad and Archbishop Ibrahim Ibrahim.[2]

During the 2022 papal visit to Canada by Pope Francis, Bishop Jawish engaged with national media outlets to emphasize the critical role of Catholic reconciliation initiatives with Indigenous communities.[5]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]"Nomina del Vescovo dell'Eparchia di Saint-Sauveur de Montréal dei Melkiti (Canada)". Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]David M. Cheney. "Bishop Milad Jawish, B.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. 3."Mgr Milad Jawish, B.S." Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5][4.6]"New Melkite Bishop for Montreal, Canada". Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur Official / St. Ann Melkite Church. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. 5.Colette Dhurgham Moncef (25 July 2022). "المطران ميلاد جاويش: زيارة البابا إلى كندا خطوة جبارة في مسيرة المصالحة" [Bishop Milad Jawish: The Pope's visit to Canada is a powerful step in the path of reconciliation]. Radio Canada International. Retrieved 18 May 2026.