Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara al-Rahi on a visit to Salt- Jordan and meets Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum.

His Grace Bishop Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, welcomed his Beatitude Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi on a visit to the Good Shepherd Church and the Old English Hospital in the Old City in Salt on Tuesday December 6th 2022. Rev’d Jamil Mounir Khader, the Vicar of the parish and General Director of the HLID institute, Rev’d Canon Don Binder, the Archbishop’s Chaplain, Fr. Joseph Suweid, the Vicar of Mar Sharbeal Maronite Church in Amman, and Fr. Riad Hejazeen, the Vicar of the Catholic Church in Salt were also present.

During the visit the group visited the “Sign and Dine” Cafeteria, where they were introduced to its mission towards the Deaf and Deaf-blind at the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf and Deaf-blind in Salt and specially through the training centre for the Deaf.

Bishop Naoum welcomed Patriarch al-Rahi and they conversed while looking at the Old City of Salt from the balcony of the Institution. Patriarch al-Rahi offered a prayer and a blessing . Bishop Naoum thanked Rev’d Khader, the heads of the departments and staff for all their hard work.