THE APECL: Episcopal Commissions           

The Episcopal Commissions of the APECL are bodies delegated by the Assembly to exercise their pastoral responsibility in a certain domain. They are composed of a:

There are 18 Episcopal Commissions of the APECL.
There are 2 Ad Hoc Commissions.

List of Episcopal Commissions (E. C.) and their members

E.C. Theological and Biblical

President H. Exc. Mgr Cyrille BUSTROS, Vice-President Rev. Mother Angele SALIBA, Secretary Rev. Father Jean AZZAM.

E.C. Liturgical and Pastoral

President H. Exc. Mgr Boutros GEMAYEL, Vice-President Rev. Archimandrite Paul NAZHA, Secretary Rev. Father Youssef SOUEIF.

E. C. for Social Communication Means

President H. Exc. Mgr Roland ABOU JAOUDE, Vice-President Rev. Father Fracois EID, Secretary Rev. Father Abdo ABOU KASSAM.

E. C. for Ecumenical Relations

President H. Exc. Mgr Paul MATAR, Vice-President H. Exc. Mgr Joseph KALLAS, Member Rev Archimandrit Seraphim KASABJI, Secretary Rev. Father Paul ROUHANA.

E. C. for Catechism in Lebanon

President H. Exc. Mgr Francis El-BAISSARI, Vice-President Rev. Mother Samira ALWAN, Secretary Rev. Father Ildefonse KHOURY.

E. C. for the Papal Faculty of Theology

President H. Exc. Mgr Guy-Paul NOUJAIM, Members H. Exc. Mgr Youhanna Fouad EL-HAGE, H. Exc. Mgr. Joseph KALLAS, Rev. Father Athanasius JALKH, Secretary Rev. Father Thouma MHANNA.

E. C. for Islamo/Christian Dialogue

President H. Exc. Mgr Paul Mounged El-HACHEM, Vice-President Rev. Father Elias AGHIA, Secretary Rev. Father Antoine DAOU, members: Rev. Father Adel Théodore KHOURY, Rev. Father Samir KHALIL, Rev. Father Mouchir AOUN, Sr. Judith HAROUN,  Dr. Anis MSALLEM, Mr. Albert ZOGHBI, Dr. Antoine SAAD, Dr. Joseph ABOU NOHRA, Dr. Antoine SEIF, Mr. Ramez SALAME, Mr. Joseph KHREICH

E. C. for the Apostolate laity

Vice-President H. Exc. Mgr Georges SCANDAR, Vice President H. Exc. Father Selim GHAZAL, Member Rev. Archimandrite Sleiman ABOU ZEID, Secretary Mr. Rober SIKIAS.

E. C. for Migration

President H. Exc. Mgr Paul -Mounjed EL-HACHEM, Vice-President Rev. Farther Semaan ATALLAH, Secretary Mr Sleiman YOUNES.

E. C. for the Family

President H. Exc. Mgr Béchara RAI, Secretary Mr. Iskandar GEBRAN.

E. C. "Justice and Peace":

President H. Exc. Mgr Maroun SADER, Vice-President Rev. Mother Clotilde SAMAHA, Secretary Dr Fadi GIRGIS.

E. C. for the Pastoral of Health

President H. Exc. Mgr Paul Emile SAADE, Vice-President Rev. Abbot  Athanasius JALKH Secretary. Rev. Sr. Nouhad NASSAR.
E. C. for the Canonical Affairs and Ecclesiastical Courts
Members H. Exc. Mgr Chucrallah HARB, Member and Secretary Rev. Father Makhoul FARHA.

E. C. for the Dedicated and Ministerial Life

President H. Exc. Mgr Georges RIASHI, Vice-President Rev. Father Semaan ATALLAH, Secretary Rev. Father Cha'ya AKKARI.

E. C. of the Missionary Collaboration between Churches

President H. Exc. Mgr Antoine Nabil ANDARI, Vice-President Rev. Father Carmillo FINIANOS, Secretary Rev. Father Jean Louis LINGOT

E. C. for Education and Culture - Schools

President H. Exc. Mgr Youssef BECHARA, , Secretary General Rev. Father Camille ZAYDAN     

E. C. for Education and Culture - Universities

President H. Exc. Mgr Guy-Paul NOUJAIM, Vicce President Rev Father Francois EID, advisor Dr. Georges SFEIR

E. C. for Social Affaires

President H. Exc. Mgr Samir MAZLOUM, H Exc.  Mgr Bechara RAI, H Exc. Mgr Georges KWAITER, H Exc. Mgr Antoine Beylouni, H Exc. Mgr Jean TEYROUZ, H Exc. Mgr Paul DAHDAH, Mrg Michel KASSARJI, Secretary Mme Mirna GHAYAD.

Responsibilities
The goals of the Episcopal Commissions: