Archpriest Joseph Samaan is a graduate of the School of Theology of St John of Damascus at the Balamand in Lebanon and obtained a Master’s degree from SVOTS in 1992. Fr Joseph then went on to complete his doctoral studies at the University of Athens in Greece. He was ordained to the holy diaconate in 1992 by His Eminence Metropolitan ELIAS (Youssef) of Aleppo, of thrice blessed memory. In the year 2000 His Grace Bishop ANTOUN (Khoury), of thrice blessed memory, ordained him to the holy priesthood. Fr Joseph also served for a time in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta.