V. Rev. Fr. Boutros Touma Issa Ramo Khoshaba Marya's ORDINATIONS
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In the year 1945 Boutros became Reader (Qoroyo) at St. Shmouney Church – Bartley at the hands of the Thrice Blessed H.H. Mor Ignatius Afram I (1957+)
In the year 1952 promoted to the rank of Half Deacon (Afodyakno) at St. Georges Church – Zahleh at the hands of the Thrice Blessed H.E. Mor Severious Yacoub (H.H. Yacoub III thereafter)
In the year 1958 promoted to the rank of Deacon at St. Georges Church- Damascus at the hands of the H.E. Mor Severious Yacoub (H.H. Yacoub III thereafter)
On 4th January 1959 Deacon Boutros was ordained a Priest at St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Beirut at the hands of H.H. Patriarch Yacoub III (1980+) to serve the Church in Amman, Jordan. On the second day of this ordination, the 5th of January 1959, Rev. Fr. Issa departed Lebanon heading to Jordan to serve the community there. The first commitment was to celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Christmas Day according to the Eastern Calendar, which was celebrated on the 7th of January.
PS: The image was taken during a Divine Liturgy celebrated by V. Rev. Fr. Boutros Touma Issa in Amman - Jordan following his ordination in 1959.
On 24th January 1969, by an Apostolic Decree issued by the Thrice Blessed H.H. Mor Yacoub III, Rev. Fr. Boutros was promoted to the rank of Archpriest at the hands of the Thrice Blessed H.E. Luke Sha’ia at St. Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Church in Amman. At which time he was decorated with the Holy Cross.
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