New Bishop appointed to the Maronite Eparchy of Mexico
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Lebanese missionary Father Milad Yaghi as bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of the Maronites in Mexico, according to a statement issued by the secretariat of Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Raai.
Yaghi was born in the Lebanese town of Shlifa on December 12, 1964, and was ordained a priest on July 10, 1988. Since 1991, he has served as the founder and pastor of the Houston parish in Texas, United States. He speaks Arabic, French, English and Spanish.
His episcopal ordination is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, 2027, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa.
The statement concluded by expressing the Church’s hope that the Lord will support the new bishop in his service to the Eparchy of Mexico and its faithful.
