John Adel Elya (16 September 1928 – 19 July 2019) was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church . ^[1] From 1993 to 2004, he was Eparch of Newton , with jurisdiction over Melkite churches in the United States . He was born in Maghdouche , Lebanon .

Elya died on 19 July 2019 at the age of 90. ^[2]

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