Thursday morrning, in the thirtieth of July 2009. His Holiness Metropolitan Elias Curban had gone to his endless rest.

            The of ArchdiocceseTripoli and Koura buried Elias Curban the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan in a official and popular funeral was held at the Cathedral of St. Georgios - Al-Zahiriyah - Tripoli.

Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim led the occasion that was held by many bishops and fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church saying farewell to their dear brother the metropolitan Elias Curban. They also prayed to his rest, and his beatitude Ignatius IV said some good words on him, wishing us to take him as a symbol of Christianity.