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Badih enrolled at Seminary College, [[Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary (Tripoli, Lebanon)|Balamand]], in 1952 with the support of Metropolitan Abourjeili. Five years later, he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name of Paul and sent to the seminary on Patmos, Greece. A year later, he was [[ordination|ordained ]] a [[deacon ]] by Metropolitan Abourjeili and went to the University of Athens for further theological studies.

1963 saw Deacon Paul graduate and serve in Tripoli under Metropolitan [[Elias (Kurban) of Tripoli]]. Dcn Paul was appointed teacher to Orthodox schools, member of the spiritual court and secretary to the diocesan board. In 1965, [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Ignatius (Hazim)]], the superior of Balamand Monastery (now Patriarch of Antioch), appointed Dcn Paul as teacher at the Balamand Orthodox Theological Seminary. The next year, Metropolitan Elias ordained him to the [[priest]]hood and, in the same service, made him an [[Archimandritearchimandrite]].

After two more years, in 1968, Archimandrite Paul leaves left Lebanon for the [[Orthodoxy in America|USA]]. He is was assigned by Metropolitan Philip to St Ilyan's Church in Bransville, Pennsylvania, and enrolls enrolled in a Bachelor of World Civilisations programme at Pittsburg University, graduating in 1970, whereupon he began a course in Education. In the same year, Archim. Paul is was moved to a church in New Kensington and begins began a doctorate in World Civilisations. This doctorate was not completed, with Only three of the four components of the doctorate were completed. His course in education, however, was but he graduated from his course in Education in 1972.

In 1979, Archim. Paul was moved to Washington , D.C., where, in response to the needs of his flock, he completed an 18 month course as a drug and alcohol counsellor. Archim. Paul began a weekly radio programme in 1989 and a weekly TV programme in 1990. While the radio programme ended in 1995, the TV programme is still running to the present day.

*[http://www.antiochian.org.au/content/view/4/22/ Official Biography] from the official website of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand

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