Youssef Aboul-Kheir

Youssef Aboul-Kheir (born 23 September 1943) is an Egyptian Coptic Catholic hierarch who served as the Bishop of the Eparchy of Sohag from 2003 until his retirement in 2019.

Early life and education Youssef Aboul-Kheir was born on 23 September 1943 in Kom Gharib, in the present day Sohag Governorate of Egypt. He pursued his ecclesiastical studies at the St. Leo Coptic Catholic Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi, Cairo. He also studied psychology at Cairo University, earning his degree in 1972. After ordination, Aboul-Kheir served as a parish priest in various locations, including the Cathedral of Sohag and parishes in Tahta and its surroundings. He later served as a spiritual director at the Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi before becoming the parish priest in the parish of the Holy Virgin Mary in Gergia in Sohag (1980–2003).

Upon reaching the canonical age limit, Bishop Aboul-Kheir submitted his resignation. On 14 June 2019, the Synod of Bishops of the Coptic Catholic Church accepted his retirement, and he was succeeded by Bishop Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe.