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His Excellency Bishop / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya, BSO Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States)

His Excellency / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya, BSO Eparch of Newton became Eparch in 1993. He became Eparch Emeritus in 2004.

His Excellency / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya is a priest for 50 years; God Grant Him Many Years!

His Excellency / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya, Eparch of Newton celebrated his Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordination on May 18, 2002.
May God grant him many years in health and happiness!

His Excellency / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya Turns 75; God Grant Him Many Years!

His Excellency / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya, Eparch of Newton celebrated his 75th birthday on 16 September, 2004
May God grant him many years in health and happiness!

Honorary Title - Stavrophor

In 2002, His Excellency Bishop / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya granted to all the Priests - Abounas / Abunas - Reverend Fathers in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States the privilege of wearing a cross. Then, the all the Priests - Abounas / Abunas - Reverend Fathers are "Stavrophor". This Greek word means "Cross-bearer".
His Excellency / Eparch / Bishop / Sayedna / Sayidna John granted this privilege on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

Order

His Excellency Bishop / Sayedna / Sayidna John Elya is a member of the Basilian Salvatorian Order. The Basilian Salvatorian Order is know by the letters BSO.

Contact Information

Sayedna has two e-mail addresses.

• Eparchy BishopJohn@melkite.org
• Personal bpjohn3@aol.com

Sayedna has two Web sites.

• Eparchy http://www.melkite.org/Hierarchy.html
• Personal http://www.elyagoodnews.net

Sayedna has two homes.

• Summer
  Sayedna John A. Elya, BSO
  St. Basil's Seminary
  30 East Street
  Methuen, MA 01844
  Tel. (978) 683-2471
  Tel. Cell. (617) 290-7315
• Winter until early April
  Sayedna John A. Elya, BSO
  St. Jude Church
  126 SE Fifteenth Road
  Miami, FL 33129
  Tel. Personal: (305) 856-2252
  Tel. General: (305) 856-1500 Ext. 105
  Tel. Cell. (617) 290-7315

Eparchy

Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States).

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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is dedicated to my cousins: Bucky (Richard C. Liles) and Shirley (Shirley Jean Liles Buck). Bucky fell asleep in the Lord on Dec. 12, 2000 and Shirley fell asleep in the Lord on Nov. 8, 2001.
O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-givng Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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