Publication
1988 "First pastoral letter" the faith in the Holy Land"
1990 Second pastoral letter "Ask for the peace for Jerusalem" on the Intifada and the voice of the Church and the Christians.
1991 Third pastoral letter for the centenary of father Youssef Tannous, of the patriarchal clergy, founder of the Nuns of the Rosary.
1992 Lent letter on Emigration
1993 Fourth pastoral letter " Read the Bible in the land of the Bible"
Began his studies at
the Latin Patriarchal Seminary of Beit Jala in (Bethlehem) in October
1949.
Ordained priest at Nazareth
on the 29th of June 1955.
1955 Curate in the parish of Madaba (Jordan)
1957 Teacher of arabic at the Latin Patriarchal Seminary of Beit Jala (Bethlehem)
1959 Studies of Arab philology at the University St. Joseph Beirut-Lebanon
1964 Responsible of the youth in the latin patriarchal diocese of Jerusalem
1966 Director of the Schools in the patriarchal diocese of Jerusalem
1968 Djibouti, Africa (teacher of arabic and islamology to the european staff)
1970 Priest at the parish Christ - Roi, Amman Jordan
1973 Support of his thesis of doctor in arab philology at the Sorbone
1980 President of the University of Bethlehem
1987 Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem