Munib Younan
| Munib Younan | |
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| Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land | |
Bishop Munib Younan in 2015
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| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land |
| Installed | 1998 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Munib Younan |
| Born |
18 September 1950 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Spouse | Suad Yacoub |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Helsinki Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago |
Munib Younan (Arabic: منيب يونان, Hebrew: מוניב יונאן; born September 18, 1950 in Jerusalem) is a Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land since 1998, and President of the Lutheran World Federation since 2010.
Munib Younan was born into a native Jerusalemite Arab family of Rûm origin that converted to Protestantism.
He studied deaconry and theology in Finland. He began studies in deaconry at Luther Opisto (college) in Järvenpää 1969-1972. Thereafter Younan studied theology at the Helsinki University in 1972-1976, receiving a Master of Arts in Theology in 1976. He also studied theology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1988.
Younan is married since 1980 to Suad Yacoub from Haifa, whose family originates from Kfar Bir'im. Mrs. Younan is the Director of the Helen Keller School for the Blind in Beit Hanina. They have three children and several grandchilden.
Younan was ordained at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem and served pastorates in Jerusalem, Beit Jala, and Ramallah. Since 1990 Younan served as the president of the ELCJHL synod. In 1998 Younan was consecrated bishop of the ELCJHL.
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