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За повече информация относно Аталла Ханна:

• 1965 – Attallah Hanna was born in Al-Rameh (Galilee). Went to school in his birthplace; went on to study at Patriarchate Seminary in Jerusalem.
• 1983 – Studied at University of Thessaloniki. Awarded Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
• 1991 – Ordained priest at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Was made an archimandrite, spokesman and in charge of the Arab section of the Patriarchate.
• Taught religious studies at Orthodox schools in Jerusalem and Ramleh.
• Taught church history and Arab civilisation in Haifa for seven years.
• Established the Orthodox youth movement. Serves as spiritual father.
• Elected chairman of committee that publishes Arabic books on religious studies for use in Galilee and Palestine’s schools.
• Oversaw broadcasts about Orthodoxy on Voice of Palestine radio.
• Active in the local and international ecumenical movement, including Muslim-Christian dialogues
• Member of board of trustees of Bethlehem’s Al-Liqa’ centre, for cultural and religious studies in the Holy Land.
• Represents Patriarchate in Muslim-Christian affairs section of Middle East Council of Churches.
• Participated in Jerusalem committee, Morocco, representing churches in the Holy Land.
• Represented World Council of Churches at United Nations Committee for Human Rights, discussing the suffering of the Palestinian people.
• Participated in Islamic Summit in Doha, Qatar, speaking in the name of the Churches of the Holy Land.
• Participated in Muslim-Christian meeting about Jerusalem in UAE.
• Visited US many times to discuss difficulties of Palestinians under occupation; while there, he lectured at many universities and met with Christian groups and societies of human rights
• Member of the Palestinian political committee in Jerusalem
• Board of Trustees of Jerusalem Society.
• 2005 Dec 1 – Elected Bishop of Sebastia
• May 2007 – Suspended for a duration of two months by the Holy Synod of the Church of Jerusalem presided by Patriarch Theophilus III