The Chancellor of Antonine University (UA), who also serves as the Superior General of the Antonine Maronite Order (OAM), stands as the University’s highest spiritual and moral authority. Entrusted by the Order with a renewable six-year term, he sustains the University’s commitment to the Catholic tradition, the Church’s teachings, and the heritage of the founding Order. This legacy brings into unity the search for knowledge and the call to serve, the serenity of contemplation and the movement of action, the radiance of faith and the lucidity of reason.

As Chancellor, he bears the responsibility of guaranteeing that the University’s governance and practices align with canon law and civil regulations. Presiding over the Board of Trustees, he provides strategic direction to ensure that the University flourishes by nurturing integral human development through education, research, and service to society.

Furthermore, the Chancellor gives life to the symbolic heart of the University. His role anchors the institution in a tradition where study becomes a quest for wisdom and faith a source of meaning. In embodying the spirit of the Order, the Chancellor safeguards UA’s core values of truth, excellence, diversity, integrity, responsibility, and beauty, and reminds its community that education achieves its fullness when it enlightens both the mind and the soul.