▁He ▁stepped ▁up ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁public ▁relations ▁of ▁the ▁Mel k ite ▁Church ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁magazine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁was ▁approved ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁E par chy ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ▁of ▁Sydney ▁for ▁Mel k ite ▁Greek ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁was ▁co ▁consec r ator ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ▁S le iman ▁H aj jar , ▁B S , ▁e par ch ▁of ▁the ▁Mel k ite ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁E par chy ▁of ▁Saint - S au ve ur ▁in ▁Montr éal ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops ▁( C atholic ) ▁in ▁Rome ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁whose ▁theme ▁was ▁" Christ ians ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ," ▁he ▁treated ▁interven ed ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁report . ▁In ▁three ▁sections ▁Dar wich ▁first ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁excellent ▁co operation ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁churches ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁which ▁come ▁from ▁Egypt , ▁Sud an ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁He ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁inter - rel ig ious ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Christian ▁communities ▁show ▁good ▁results . ▁Dar wich ▁then ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁detected ▁a ▁large ▁int ol er ance ▁among ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Catholic ▁Church