Euthymius II Karmah

Patriarch Abdel-Karim Meletios Euthymius II Karmah (1572–1635) was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1634 to 1635. He had been a leading figure in the Melkite Church and metropolitan bishop of Aleppo. He died a few months after his election as Patriarch, probably poisoned because his will to proceed with a union with the Catholic Church.:56

Euthymius II Karmah
Patriarch of Antioch
ChurchMelkite Greek Church
SeePatriarch of Antioch
Installed1 May 1634
Term ended1 January 1635
PredecessorIgnatius III Atiyah
SuccessorEuthymius III of Chios
Personal details
Born
Abdel-Karim Karmah

1572
Hama, Syria
DiedJanuary 1, 1635 (aged 6263)
Damascus
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