Father George Massouh

Full name: George Nayef Masouh

Mother’s name: Sarwa

Place and date of birth: Homs 6-5-1984

Academic career:

– I studied primary school: in Al-Ghassaniyeh private schools.

– Preparatory stage: in the Evangelical private school.

– Secondary stage: in Mohammad Hawa Commercial School.

– Business Administration: in Tishreen University in Lattakia (open education).

– Philosophy and Theology: Holy Spirit University – Kaslik

Life career:

I joined ( Al-Shorfa Monastery ) during the time of the late Mar Theophilus George Kassab, may God have mercy on him, after spending a year of experience in the Archbishopric.

– After returning from the monastery, I committed myself to the Archbishopric, and started working in the private sector to engage in public life after the decision to marry, where I worked for five years as an accountant in a private sector company, and during my work in public life I was committed to the Archbishopric and responsible for the documentation center in the Christian Education Committee in the central region.

– I received the episcopal diaconate from the late Mar Theophilus George Kassab in the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese Chapel in Al-Hamidiyah.

– I received the evangelical diaconate from the late Mar Theophilus George Kassab in the Holy Spirit Cathedral – Al-Hamidiyah on 6/18/2010

The motto of my evangelical ordination was:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out of the womb I sanctified you. (Jeremiah 1/5)”

I began my service in the parish of Anthony in Sadad throughout my evangelical diaconate, and I combined my evangelical diaconate mission with my job in the private sector, which I did not leave until the date of the priestly ordination was set.

– My priestly ordination was done by the laying on of hands of the late Mar Theophilus George Kassab (may God have mercy on him) on 17-1-2012

In the Church of Mar Anthony in Sadad, and the motto of my priestly ordination was

“You are my Son, today I have begotten you” (Psalm 2:7)

– After a year, I moved to serve my parish of Mar Michael in the village of Maskana, and the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the village of Fairouzeh, at the request of the late Mar Theophilus George Kassab.

– Functional works

– Accountant of the Diocese in 2015

-General Curator of the Diocese since 2016 until now

– Member of the Jesuit Relief Program.

– Responsible for the relief program of the Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi in Homs.

– During the reign of His Eminence Mar Yulian Yacoub Murad, His Eminence renewed my appointment as a general diocesan trustee, in addition to appointing me as a special deputy to His Eminence, an advisor in the Episcopal Advisory Council, and a member of the diocesan Economic Council.

Family status:

Married to Mrs.Vivian Elias Abdel Latif

I have two sons, Maxim and Giovanna