1. Munib Younan retired in January 2018, but continues to serve as Bishop Emeritus, and remains a member of the Church Council of ELCJHL.
17 Facts About Munib Younan
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Munib Younan served as President of the Lutheran World Federation from 2010 to 2017.
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Munib Younan was born into a native Jerusalemite family of Assyrian origin that converted to Protestantism.
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Munib Younan studied theology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1988.
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Munib Younan has been married since 1980 to Suad Yacoub from Haifa, whose family originates from Kfar Bir'im.
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Mrs Munib Younan is the Director of the Helen Keller School for the Blind in Beit Hanina.
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Munib Younan was ordained at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem and served pastorates in Jerusalem, Beit Jala, and Ramallah.
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Since 1990 Munib Younan served as the president of the ELCJHL synod.
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Munib Younan is the patron of Gospel Riders Jerusalem - a motorcycle club operating in cooperation with Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission.
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Munib Younan has been actively engaged in the Middle East Council of Churches, in various positions since 1985 including as the president of its Evangelical Family until 2018.
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Munib Younan is a founding member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, serving as the chair of Local Reference Group since 2002.
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Munib Younan is a co-founder of the Council of Religious Institutions in the Holy Land, made up of the two chief rabbis of Israel, heads of the local churches, the Chief Judge of the Islamic Court in Palestine and other Muslim leaders.
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In 2006, Munib Younan was a co-signatory of the Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism.
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Munib Younan sits on the board of trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation.
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On 31 October 2016, with Pope Francis and The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary The Rev Martin Junge, Munib Younan signed a Joint Statement commemorating the Lutheran Reformation and Historical Reconciliation between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches.
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Munib Younan is the author of many other articles and a participant at conferences throughout the world.
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Munib Younan is recognized as a leader of interfaith dialogue and an advocate for dialogue, peace, and gender justice issues in Palestine and Israel.