Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni

Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (; 18 November 1945 – 30 July 2026) was a Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch, who served as the Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics from 2011 until his death in 2026.

Early life and ordination Beylouni was born in Aleppo, Syria, on 18 November 1945. He made his primary and secondary education in his hometown before entering the Seminary of Charfet in Lebanon to study philosophy and theology and continuing his education at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon. Following his ordination, he served in several pastoral roles within the Archeparchy of Aleppo and in Lebanon, including as a parish priest and as a member of the patriarchal tribunal. In 1990 he was transferred to Venezuela, where served in the different parishes and since 2006 until 2011 he was a Protosyncellus of the Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela. In August 2023, the Exarchate celebrated the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination with a special Mass of Thanksgiving in Venezuela.

Episcopal ministry On 1 March 2011, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed his election by the Synod of Bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church as the Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela for the Syriac Catholics, and replaced his predecessor, Iwannis Louis Awad. He was also appointed Titular Bishop of Sabrata.

Beylouni received his episcopal consecration on 22 May 2011 from the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, assisted by co-consecrators Denys Antoine Chahda and Raboula Antoine Beylouni. His ministry focuses on the spiritual care of the Syriac Catholic diaspora in Venezuela, maintaining their liturgical traditions and Eastern heritage within the predominantly Latin Catholic country.

Death Beylouni died at the San Bernardino Hospital in Caracas on 30 July 2026, at the age of 80.