Ephrem Warde

Ephrem Élie Joseph Warde (born 28 August 1977) is a Lebanese-born Syriac Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Bishop of the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Cairo and the Patriarchal Vicar for Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Dependency of Sudan and South Sudan since 2022.

Early life and education Warde was born in Haddad-Bekaatouta, Beirut, Lebanon. He entered the patriarchal seminary of Charfet and pursued his ecclesiastical studies at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. He later moved to Rome, where he earned a license in Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute (2007) and after studied at the Catholic University of Paris, with a doctorate in Canon Law in 2015.

Priesthood He was ordained to the priesthood on 28 May 2004.

Episcopal ministry On 12 May 2022, following the election by the Synod of Bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church and the subsequent confirmation by Pope Francis, Warde was appointed Bishop of the Eparchy of Cairo and Patriarchal Vicar for Sudan and South Sudan.