Addai II Giwargis
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| Mar His Holiness Mar Addai II ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ |
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| Religion | Ancient Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Assyrian |
| Born | 1 August 1950 (aged -60) Iraq |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Title | Catholicos Patriarch of the East |
| Period in office | 1972 Feb. 20 - |
| Predecessor | His Holiness Patriarch Mar Thoma Darmo |
| Religious career | |
| Ordination | St. Zaia Cathedral, Baghdad, Iraq, 1972 Feb. 20 |
| Previous post | Metropolitan |
| Post | 2nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East |
Mar Addai II (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ), born Shimun Giwargis, (born in Iraq on 1 August 1950, although some sources cite 1946 or 1948) is the incumbent Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East and resides in the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Baghdad, Iraq.,[1]
He was elected to the position of Catholicos-Patriarch in February 1970, several months after the death of Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Thoma Darmo, and consecrated 20 February 1972.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ St. Mary's Cathedral, the home of His Holiness Mar Addai II, Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East, was bombed Sunday morning.
- ^ History of Eastern Christianity (Malayalam) by Dr.Mar Aphrem Metropolitan. The Theological Literature Council, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
| Preceded by Thoma Darmo |
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East 1970–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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