caption consecrated_by predecessor consecration birth_place title article_title church see term birth_date image ordination name type ordained_by
bishop a ukrainian catholic church in 2008 . nicholas delivering a homily during a memorial service archbishop , b.s. and archbishop boutros -lrb- pierre -rrb- raï , joseph b.a. elias tawil and co-consecraters archbishop michel hakim cyril salim bustros july 6 , 1989 paterson , new jersey eparch of newton nicholas samra
 melkite greek catholic melkite greek catholic eparchy of newton august 23 , 2011 & mdash ; august 15 , 1944 bishop nicholas samra.jpg may 10 , 1970 bishop nicholas samra bishop archbishop joseph elias tawil
nicholas samra

nicholas samra -lrb- born august 15 , 1944 -rrb- is the eparch of the melkite catholic eparchy of newton in the united states , elected in 2011 .
he has written extensively on the subject of ecumenism and the eastern catholic churches .
on friday , january 16 , 2015 , he was appointed by pope francis to serve also as apostolic administrator of the melkite greek catholic eparchy of nuestra señora del paraíso in mexico city , which has mexico city as its headquarters ; he will serve in the wake of the death of the former eparch there until a permanent successor can be named , while retaining his duties as eparch of newton , in the u.s.
