What is John Elya?
[[File:BISHOP-john-adel-elya.JPG|right|200px]] '''John Adel Elya''' (16 September 1928 &ndash; 19 July 2019) was a bishop of the [[Eastern Catholic churches|Melkite Greek Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/newt0.htm#1978 Greek-Melkite Diocese of Newton]</ref> From 1993 to 2004, he was [[Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton|Eparch of Newton]], with [[jurisdiction]] over Melkite churches in the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Maghdouché]], [[Lebanon]]. Elya died on 19 July 2019 at the age of 90.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/belya.html Bishop John Adel Elya, B.S. †]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elya, John}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Lebanese Christians]] [[Category:Bishops]] [[Category:American Christian clergy]] {{bio-stub}}