Prior to his appointment as bishop in 1995, he was a professor at the seminary in Harissa, director of the Seminary of Damascus, Secretary General of Caritas Lebanon and finally Vicar General in Latakia in Syria.
Bis zu seiner Ernennung zum Bischof im Jahre 1995 war er Professor am Seminar in Harissa, Leiter des Seminars von Damaskus, Generalsekretär der Caritas im Libanon und schließlich Generalvikar in Latakia in Syrien.