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David Neuhaus or David Mark Neuhaus, SJ (born on 25 April 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Israeli Jesuit and Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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Life
David Neuhaus, son of German Jews, was born in South Africa. At the age of 15, he moved to Israel; with 26 years, he converted to the Roman Catholic faith. Neuhaus finished his studies in political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a doctorate. In 1992 he joined to the SJ and on August 20, 1994 professed his perpetual vows. After his theological and philosophical training and study of theology and Scripture at the Jesuit Centre Sèvres in Paris and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome Neuhaus received on 8 September 2000 his priestly ordination. Since 2001 he teaches at the Bethlehem University the subjects "Introduction to Judaism" and "Introduction to the Old Testament" and Biblical Studies, at the Studium Theologicum Salesianum in Jerusalem, and at the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala. He is also Research Fellow at the Jewish Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Neuhaus is currently working on a doctorate in religious studies at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon.
On March 15, 2009 David Neuhaus was appointed by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, Patriarchal Vicar for the Hebrew-speaking Catholics.
