Background
Elya, John Adel was born on September 16, 1928 in Maghdoucheh, Lebanon. Came to the United States, 1958. Son of Maroun Milhim and Abla (Moussa) Elya.
Elya, John Adel was born on September 16, 1928 in Maghdoucheh, Lebanon. Came to the United States, 1958. Son of Maroun Milhim and Abla (Moussa) Elya.
Bacalaureat Etudes Secondaires, Seminaire St. Sauveur, Saida, Lebanon, 1946;Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian U., Rome, 1950;Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Gregorian U., Rome, 1952;Master of Arts in Sociology, Boston College, 1966.
Professor moral theology, Séminaire St. Sauveur, 1952-1956;assistant pastor, principal parish school, Sacred Heart Church, Zarka, Jordan, 1956-1958;dean studies, professor moral theology, St. Basil Seminary, Methuen, Massachusetts, 1958-1967;rector, St. Basil Seminary, Methuen, Massachusetts, 1963-1966;co-founder, director Ecumenical Institute for Religious Studies, St. Basil Seminary, Methuen, Massachusetts, 1964-1967;auxiliary bishop, Diocese of Newton for Melkites in the United States, Roslindale, Massachusetts, 1986;rector, Melkite Cathedral of Annunciation, Roslindale, 1985-1989;regional bishop of Eastern region, Melkites in the United States, Rosindale, 1989-1990;regional bishop Western region, Melkites in the United States, North Hollywood, California, 1990-1993;eparch, Diocese of Newton, Melkite Greek Caths. in the United States, since 1993. Pastor Our Lady of the Cedars Church, Manchester, N.H., 1962-1963, 69-72, 80-81, St. Joseph's Melkite Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1972-1979, 82-85. Local superior Basilian Salvatorian Fathers, Metheun, 1979-1981.
Tribunal officialis Melkite Diocese, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1981-1982.
Member Greater Lawrence Clerical Fellowship (secretary 1973-1978, president 1978-1979, 84-85).