John X (Yazigi) of Antioch

Metropolitan John (Yazigi)

His Eminence Metropolitan John (Yazigi) heads the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe headquartered in Paris, France. Before his election and enthronement as Metropolitan, he had been titular bishop of Pyrgou (al-Hosn), Syria. He was also formerly the dean of the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon), the patriarchal seminary attached to the University of Balamand.

His Eminence has a License in Theology from the Balamand seminary (1978), a Diploma in Byzantine Music from the Byzantine Music Conservatory in Thessaloniki (1981), and a Ph.D. in Theology with a specialization in Liturgics from the University of Thessaloniki (1983). While at the Balamand, he served as Professor of Liturgics (1981-2008), as well as in the abbacy of St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery (1993-2005) and the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand (2001-2005).

His Grace is also the author of numerous books and articles on Orthodox theology and liturgics.

Succession box: John X (Yazigi) of Antioch
Preceded by: ?	Dean of Balamand Seminary 1989-1992, 2001-2005	Succeeded by: Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi)
Preceded by: ?	Titular Bishop of al-Hosn 1995-2008	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Metropolitan Gabriel (Saliby)	Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe 2008-	Succeeded by: —

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External links

• Balamand seminary biography
• Listing at the Orthodox Research Institute

Writings

• The Meaning of the Church from a Middle Eastern Point of View
• The Mystery of Repentance