Nicholas James Samra (born August 15, 1944) is a Syrian American prelate who served as Eparch of Newton in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 2011 to 2022.

He was ordained a priest for the Eparchy of Newton on May 10, 1970, and served as a pastor in Melkite parishes in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Jersey.

[2][3] It was announced on August 20, 2022, that Samra will be succeeded by Bishop-elect Francois Beyrouti, elected on June 23, 2022, by the Melkite Synod.

[4] On Friday, January 16, 2015, he was appointed by Pope Francis to serve also as Apostolic Administrator of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso in Mexico City, following the death of the former eparch[5] until Joseph Khawam was appointed as successor on December 20, 2019.

[6] An active speaker and author, Samra has written extensively on the subject of ecumenism, Christian leadership and stewardship.