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Gregory III (Laham) (Arabicغريغوريوس الثالث لحام) (b. December 15 1933) Patriarch of the Church of Antioch is the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. He was elected patriarch on November 29 2000 succeeding Maximos V Hakim. He took the name Gregory after Patriarch Gregory II Youssef the last member of his order to be elected patriarch. Patriarch Gregory who studied in Europe and is multilingual is author of several books on eastern theology and spirituality.
