Grégoire Pierre Melki

Grégoire Pierre Melki (born 28 December 1939) is a Syrian Syriac Catholic hierarch. He served as the Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from 2002 until 2019 and currently holds the title of Titular Bishop of Batnae.

Biography Pierre Melki was born in Al-Hasakah, Syria. He was ordained to the priesthood on 8 August 1965. He was simultaneously assigned the Titular See of Batnae. He was consecrated as bishop on 18 May 2002 by Patriarch Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad, with Eustathe Joseph Mounayer and Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni serving as co-consecrators.

Retirement On 20 November 2019, was accepted Melki's resignation from the office of Patriarchal Exarch, as he had reached the age limit for retirement over 4 years. He was succeeded as Patriarchal Administrator by Yaacoub Semaan.