Bishop Mar Flapianos Rami Qabalan

Born in Zaidal – Homs, Syria, on July 17, 1979

His parents are Issa Qablan and Hoda Ta’zia, and he has two brothers and a sister

He received his primary and intermediate lessons at the Martyr Elias Nehme Syriac Catholic School in Zeidel, then he entered the Seminary of Saint Assia al-Hakim.

– He received his primary and intermediate lessons at the Martyr Elias Nehme Syriac Catholic School in Zeidel, then he entered the Minor Seminary of Saint Asia Al-Hakim in Aleppo.

He received his primary and intermediate lessons at the Martyr Elias Nehme Syriac Catholic School in Zeidel, then entered the Minor Seminary of Saint Asia Al-Hakim in Aleppo, Syria (1996), and continued his secondary studies at Al-Hikma School in Aleppo, where he obtained the Syrian Baccalaureate in the Literary Branch (1997).

He moved to the major seminary at the Monastery of Our Lady of Deliverance – Al-Shorfa, Lebanon (1997), and continued his philosophical studies at the Pontifical College of Theology – University of the Holy Spirit – Kaslik, then completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy, where he obtained a degree in theology (2003). ),

He obtained a degree in canon law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome (2007).

– He was ordained an evangelical deacon on October 28, 2004, by the laying on of the hand of the Most Merciful Patriarch Cardinal Mar Ignatius Moses I David, in the Church of Saint Chiara in Rome.

– Then he was ordained a priest on July 16, 2005, by the laying on of the hand of the Most Merciful Bishop Mar Theophilus George Kassab, in the Church of Our Lady of Deliverance in Zaidal – Homs.

Bishop Kassab appointed him as a priest for the parishes of Al-Nabk and Yabroud of the Diocese of Homs (2007-2010).

In Rome, His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Ignatius Youssef III Younan appointed him as assistant to His Eminence Bishop George Masri, patriarchal accredited to the Holy See since 2014, and responsible for the pastoral service of the displaced persons arriving to Rome and Italy from Syria and Iraq. His Beatitude assigned him the task of lawyer in the case for the beatification of the martyr Bishop Mar. Flabianos Michael Melki.

He is a lecturer at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome

His Holiness Pope Francis appointed him as an apostolic visitor for Syriac Catholics in Europe since June 2017. He visited parishes and missions in various European countries, checking on the conditions of priests and believers there.

– He was appointed as a patriarchal representative to the Holy See on: 3/27/2020

– He was appointed as a bishop on: 3/28/2020

The ordination was on 9/13/2020 in the Church of St. John Lateran – Rome

He is fluent in Syriac, Arabic, French, and Italian, and is fluent in English.