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 Were present: Their Eminence Metropolitans: Elias Kurban (of Tripoli and Koura), Spyridon Khoury (of Zahleh and Baalbeck), George Khodr (of Mount of Lebanon), Yohanna Mansour (of Latakia), Elias Audi (of Beirut), Boulos Bandali (of Akkar), Illya Saliba (of Hama), Elias Kfouri (of Tyr, Sidon and Marja’youn), Damaskinos Mansour (of San Paolo and Brazil), Saba Esber (of Bosra and Horan), Georges Abu Zakhem (of Homs), Boulos Yazigi (of Aleppo and Iskandarun).
Their Grace Bishops: Elias Najm, (of Aphamia), Mousa Al Khoury (of Daraya, Patriarchal Assistant), Yohanna Yazigi (of Al-Husn, Dean of St.John Institute of Theology -Balamand-), Basilios Nasour, (of Tartous and Safita), Louka Khoury, (of Saydnaya, Patriarchal Assistant), Ghattas Hazim, (of Qara, Patriarchal Vicar), and Rev. Fr. George Dimas, Secretary of the Holy Synod.
Were absent Their Eminence Metropolitans: Constantine Papastephanou, (of Baghdad and Kuwait), Philip Saliba (of New York and North America), Antonio Shedrawi (of Mexico), Sergios Abed (of Chile), Kirillos Dumat (of Argentina), Boulos Saliba (of Australia), Gabriel Saliby (of Europe), and their Grace bishops: Niphon Saikaly, (of Shahba, Representative of the Patriarchate In Moscow), Dimitri Hosni, (of Rio de Janeiro).
At the closing session, the participants issued a statement which listed the agenda points and issues raised. Of particular importance was the review of the Orthodox situation, especially in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the preparation for participating in the Committee for Orthodox- Catholic Dialog, the situation in Antiochian Archdioceses overseas. The Synod examined the issues of pastoral care and theological formation and underlined the necessity of promoting these fields with proper support and assistance. At the national level, the Synod stressed on the importance of safeguarding the national Lebanese unity.
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