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Pope appoints new Occupied Jerusalem Latin Patriarch
Pope Benedict on Saturday appointed Archbishop Fouad Twal as Latin Patriarch of Occupied Jerusalem.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:37 June 21, 2008
Vatican City: Pope Benedict on Saturday appointed Archbishop Fouad Twal as Latin Patriarch of Occupied Jerusalem.
The appointment makes 67-year-old Twal the Roman Catholic church's top Latin rite cleric for Palestinian territories and Israel.
Twal replaces 75-year-old Archbishop Michel Sabbah, who resigned after holding the post since 1987.
The Jordanian-born Twal served as deputy parish priest in Ramallah in the 1960s before landing a diplomatic career for the Vatican.
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