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The Archdioses of Bosra-Hauran
A Sister Diocese Program
The Orthodox who today live in much of the territory once known as Arabia Petraea – descendants of those converted to faith in Christ Jesus by St. Timon – comprise the faithful of the Archdiocese of Bosra, Hauran, Jabal al-Arab and the Golan. The present "angel of Bosra and successor to St. Timon" is Metropolitan Saba (Esper). One of the most venerable Archdioceses of our Patriarchate, the Archdiocese of Bosra now finds itself facing very difficult times. Due to the frequency of warfare in that area, the occupation of much of its territory by a neighboring unfriendly nation, and the resultant unemployment and poverty, most of its people are economic refugees, having relocated to Damascus or departed for the Americas, Australia, Europe or the Gulf States.
In a gesture of Christian love and support for Metropolitan Saba and his flock, the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America has committed itself to a "Sister Diocese" relationship with the Archdiocese of Bosra-Hauran.
To read more about the sister program Click Here.
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Saba (Isber)
Born in Lattakia, Syria, in 1959, he holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tishreen in Lattakia, and a Bachelor of Theology from the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology in Balamand. He was ordained a priest in 1988 and served in the parish of the Archangels in the Archdiocese of Lattakia. He was then consecrated a bishop in 1998, and elected a Metropolitan in 1999.
The Fire of the Chancery of Dowama
The Chancery of Dowama, located in the city of Sweiday in south Syria, suffered extensive damage following a recent fire. Thank God, Metropolitan Saba and the Chancery staff are safe.
We ask that you all please keep Metroplitan Saba and the Archdiocese of Bosra-Hauran in your prayers as they work to rebuild the chancery and continue the work of the ministry in Bosra-Huran.
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