Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis

Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (born 24 August 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Catholic bishop, diplomat, and Maronite archbishop.

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.

On 24 November 2018 Pope Francis appointed him as Titular Archbishop of Rusellae and named him Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

[4] On 3 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates.

[5] On 22 July 2024, Pope Francis also added the responsibilities of nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula[6]