November 2026
Patriarchal Vicariates: The Vicariate of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil His Grace, the Right Reverend Bishop Theodore (El Ghandour) Bishop of Apamea Tel: 0055 21 25093894 Fax: 0055 21 25089999 Adress: Bishop Theodore Ghandour. Av. Gomes
Born in Enfe, Al-Koura, Lebanon, in 1941, he holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from the Lebanese University and a Bachelor of Theology from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary in New York. He was ordained a priest
Born in Shreen, Lebanon in 1947, he holds a Bachelor of Theology from the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology in Balamand. He was ordained a priest in 1974 and served parishes in Damascus.
Born in the great city of Antioch, he holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Halki Seminary in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1956. He was ordained a priest in 1957. He became the overseer of the
Born in Damascus, Syria, in 1949, he was ordained a deacon in 1974 and a priest in 1975 and elevated to the rank of Archimandrite in 1984. He was ordained in 1992 a Bishop of
Born in Lattakia, in 1959, he holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Tishreen University in Lattakia, a Master of Theology in 1989 and a PhD in Theology in 1992, both degrees from the Aristotle
Born in Venezuela in 1967, he holds Lebanese, Venezuelan and Argentinian nationalities. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering at St. Joseph University (1990) and has a Masters degree from the Faculty of
Born in Mzairaa, Syria, in 1962, he holds a Bachelor of Theology from the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, Balamand, and a PhD in Theology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. As
Born in Beirut, in 1943, he holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the St. Joseph University in Beirut and a Bachelor of Theology from the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology in Balamand.
Born in Damascus, Syria, in 1970, he holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Damascus, a Bachelor of Theology from the University of Athens, and a Diploma in Byzantine Music from the