- April 15, 1935: Born in Rumaimin, Jordan
- June 28, 1959: Ordained a priest
- 1959-1962: Vicar in Madaba
- 1962-1964: Doctorate in the Status Quo from Rome
- 1976: Appointed Rector of Beit Jala Seminary
- November 26, 1981: Appointed titular bishop of Acque di Proconsolare
- January 6, 1982: Episcopal Consecration in Rome by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, appointed Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan.
- April 2011: Presents his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI
Publications:
- 1971: The Status Quo of the Holy Places. Legal nature and international scope.
- 1993: The Gulf Crisis: From Prohibition to the Authorization of the use of force.
- 1996: Understanding Europe: the IGC, the national perceptions of the European Union.
- 2000: Biblical Jordan.
- 2000: Christian Antiquities in Jordan.
- 2003: Giordania. Guida del Pellegrino.
- 2006: Jordan.
- 2016: The amore stupendo. Gesù eucaristia.
- 2017: Our Lady Peace Center, Church and mission.
