Jean-Clément Jeanbart

Jean-Clément Jeanbart (3 March 1943–) is a Syrian prelate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Aleppo and Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Greek Melkites.

Quotes

• Lord, the Christians of Syria love you, and you know that, they have remained faithful to you despite all the suffering and the trials they have undergone for the sake of your love, come to their aid.
  • Christians forgotten in Syria, says Aleppo archbishop (17 February 2016)

• I feel it is my duty to be faithful to the one who gave me what I have, of course, to the Lord Jesus Christ who has his Church beginning in this country.
  • Msgr Jean-Clément Jeanbart brings his message to Canada (11 May 2016)

• There needs to be a fair dialogue. The West can bring pressure so that the government agrees to find a way to peace and change some of its behavior.
  • Syria: sanctions only make people ‘suffer and become poor and miserable’ (17 February 2021)

• I pray the United States may come back to the best of what it used to be, a country of love and a country of respect for human beings, and at the same time that the Church in United States may take back its position as a leader in humanity.
  • Aleppo Archbishop: Why I Hope in Christ After 10 Easters of War in Syria (3 April 2021)