Career
On 25 March 1912 Youakim was ordained priest and appointed Chaplain of the Melkite Basilians of the Most Holy Redeemer. The appointment as bishop of Zahle and Furzol took place on October 30, 1926. The Patriarch of Antioch Cyril IX Moghabghab consecrated him bishop on 9 December 1926.
With the elevation of the bishopric of Zahle and Furzol in 1964 to Archdiocese Youakim was appointed archbishop.
After his age-appropriate retirement on 21 August 1971, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Scythospolis. Youakim participated from 1962 to 1965 in all sessions of the Second Vatican Council and in part was during his tenure was co-consecrator of Archbishop Saba Youakim, Bachelor of Science of Petra and Philadelphia in Jordan.
He was succeeded by Archbishop Jean Bassoul, Bachelor of Science.
