We publish below theStatement issued by The Secretariat of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, which confirms that Rev. Fr. Karim KALASH is the only priest and responsible of the Iraqi Syriac Catholic refugees in Lebanon:

    Nr. Prot: 21/S/2021

    Date: 22/4/2021

Statement issued by

 The Secretariat of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Beirut

    The Secretariat of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch confirms that Rev. Fr. Karim KALASH is the only priest appointed by His Beatitude Mar Ignatius Youssef III YOUNAN, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, for the care and ministry of the Iraqi Syriac Catholic refugees in Lebanon, and all matters related to them shall exclusively refer to him.

    The Secretariat of the Patriarchate also confirms that the only bank account designated by the Patriarchate to receive aid for the benefit of serving the Iraqi Syriac Catholic refugees in Lebanon is the following:

    US dollar
    Name of Bank: Crédit Libanais S.A.L 

    Name of Account holder:  PATRIARCAT S. CATHOLIQUE ANTAKIA 

    Address of account holder: Musée, 1106-2010 Beirut, Lebanon

    Account Number:  0038 059509 001 

    IBAN:  LB55 0053 00CA USD0 0380 5950 9001 

    SWIFT CODE:   CLIBLBBX 

    Euro 

    Name of Bank: Crédit Libanais S.A.L 

    Name of Account holder:  PATRIARCAT S. CATHOLIQUE ANTAKIA 

    Address ofaccount holder: Musée, 1106-2010Beirut, Lebanon        

    Account Number: 0038 059509 002 

    IBAN:  LB02 0053 00CA EUR 00380 5950 9002

    SWIFT-Code/BIC: CLIBLBBX 

    Secretariat of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch