| Type: | Archbishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis | |
| Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula Titular Archbishop of Rusellae | |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed: | 3 January 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Francisco Montecillo Padilla |
| Other Post: | Titular Archbishop of Rusellae |
| Ordination: | 21 May 1994 |
| Ordained By: | Khalil Abi-Nader |
| Consecration: | 19 January 2019 |
| Consecrated By: | Pietro Parolin, Dominique Mamberti and Paul Youssef Matar |
| Nationality: | Lebanese |
| Coat Of Arms: | Escudo de Cristophe Zekiah El Kassis.svg |
| Motto: | Scis Domine, quia amo te |
| Birth Date: | 1968 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis | |
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Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (born 24 August 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Catholic bishop, diplomat, and Maronite archbishop.[1] He currently serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen along with being the Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula.
El-Kassis graduated utroque iure, a doctorate in both civil law and church law. He received the sacrament of Holy Orders on 21 May 1994. He is fluent in Lebanese, Arabic, French, Italian, English, Indonesian, Spanish, and German[2]
He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 19 June 2000 and has served in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Indonesia, the Sudan and Turkey. From 2007 until 2018, he served at the Foreign Relations office of the Secretariat of State in the Holy See.
On 24 November 2018 Pope Francis appointed him as Titular Archbishop of Rusellae and named him Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.[3] He received his episcopal consecration in St. Peter Basilica on 19 January 2019 from Cardinal Pietro Parolin as Principal Consecrator, who was accompanied by Cardinal Dominique Mamberti and Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar.[4]
On 3 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates. He is the first nuncio who became a resident in the Nunciature in Abu Dhabi which was opened in February 2022.[5]
On 22 July 2024, Pope Francis also added the responsibilities of nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula[6]