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== Early life == |
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Robert Shlimon was born in 1970 in [[Haditha]], [[Al Anbar Governorate]], [[Iraq]] to a devout Christian family. He settled in Sydney, Australia in the early 1980s, where he attended [[Fairfield High School (New South Wales)|Fairfield High School]]. He worked as a bank manager in the 1990s, before becoming a deacon in the late 1990s and then being ordained a priest in 2009.<ref name=baumer/> |
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== Tenure as bishop == |
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Mari Emmanuel | |
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| Bishop of Christ the Good Shephard Church | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 August 2011 by Mar Addai II |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Shlimon July 19, 1970 Haditha, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq |
| Denomination | Syriac Christianity |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Cleric |
Mar Mari Emmanuel (born Robert Shlimon) is a Christian cleric who is currently the bishop of Christ the Good Shephard Church in Wakeley, New South Wales, Australia. In 2011, he was ordained a bishop in the Ancient Church of the East, but in 2015, he established an independent church in the Eastern Syriac tradition. As of 2023[update], he is not listed as a clergyman in the Ancient Church of the East's Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and Lebanon.[1][2]
Early life
Robert Shlimon was born in 1970 in Haditha, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq to a devout Christian family. He settled in Sydney, Australia in the early 1980s, where he attended Fairfield High School. He worked as a bank manager in the 1990s, before becoming a deacon in the late 1990s and then being ordained a priest in 2009.[2]
Tenure as bishop
In August 2011, Mar Yacoub Daniel and Mar Zaia Khoshaba consecrated Mar Mari Emmanuel as a suffragan bishop for the archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, assisting the Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand. Previously known as Emmanuel Shlimon, he adopted the episcopal name of 'Mari Emmanuel' (after Saint Mari) at the time of becoming a bishop.[3]
Suspension
In July 2013, while on a visit to Australia, Mar Addai II bestowed the patriarchal confirmation upon Mari Emmanuel. At the time, though, he ordered him to make changes in regard to a range of different areas such as the liturgical, theological and social conduct of Emmanuel. The patriarch's deadline expired, and Addai II suspended Mari Emmanuel in July 2014, on the grounds of disobeying canons promulgated by the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325. The suspension was briefly withdrawn in December 2014 when Emmanuel declared his acceptance of the patriarchal decrees, but renewed when he expressed his disagreement a second time.[4]
Independence
In January 2015, Mari Emmanuel established an independent church in Wakeley which is currently known as Christ the Good Shepherd Church. The Holy Synod of the church discussed his case at a meeting in 2015, and in 2016 he was received in communion again by metropolitan Toma Gewargis, who also paid a visit to the church later that year.[4] As of March 2023[update], Mar Mari Emmanuel was not listed among the clergy of the Assyrian Church's Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and Lebanon.
Social media presence
Emmanuel has since gained popularity through social media, such as Christ the Good Shepherd Church's YouTube channel and TikTok, which earned him the sobriquet "TikTok Bishop". He has appeared on YouTube podcasts such as PBD Podcast and Valuetainment with Patrick Bet-David and Vincent Oshana, where the videos have over one million views.[5] Another such podcast is titled "Satan Has Engulfed the Churches", where Emmanuel expresses his opinions on Pope Francis "going woke".[6]
Controversies
On 19 July 20, 2021, amid the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreaks and the lockdown in Sydney, Emmanuel presented an online sermon that reprimanded the COVID-19 vaccinations and lockdowns, saying that the coronavirus is "just another type of the flu, no more, no less" and called it a "plandemic". His YouTube video had been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom agree with Emmanuel on how the pandemic impacts society's mental health and the economy of Western Sydney.[7]
In his video, he implored the-then Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to do more and aid those with financial and emotional adversity, in addition to saying, "have we really lost the plot?". Though the Australian government discouraged the video's information, with former NSW health minister Brad Hazzard responding, "anti-vaxxers obviously live in another universe", saying how serious and fatal the virus is.[8][9]
2024 stabbing attack
On 15 April 2024, an assailant entered Christ the Good Shephard Church in Wakeley and walked up to the altar, where Emmanuel was delivering a sermon, which was being livestreamed on the internet. The assailant repeatedly stabbed Emmanuel and three others. This occurred two days after the Bondi Junction stabbings.[10][11][12][13]
Parishes
- Saint Zaia Cathedral – Middleton Grange, New South Wales (former)
- Christ The Good Shepherd Church – Wakeley, New South Wales (current)
See also
References
- ^ "Fairfield City Woman of the Year Rasha Daniel". SBS. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ a b Baumer, Christoph (2006). The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity. London-New York: Tauris. ISBN 9781845111151.
- ^ History of Eastern Christianity (Malayalam) by Mar Aphrem Metropolitan. The Theological Literature Council, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
- ^ a b Wilmshurst, David (2019). "The Patriarchs of the Church of the East". The Syriac World. London: Routledge. pp. 239–245. ISBN 9781138899018.
- ^ Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel & George Janko, PBD Podcast Ep. 335, PBD Podcast, 2023-12-05, retrieved 2024-01-04
- ^ "Satan Has Engulfed the Churches" - Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel Reacts to the Woke Pope, Valuetainment, 2023-12-05, retrieved 2024-01-05
- ^ "Bishop Preaches Against Vaccine". Twitter. 10 News First. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "'It's a bit scary knowing he's out there every day': Life in the COVID hotspots". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Brad Hazzard's swipe at 'crazy' anti-vaxxers". News.com.au. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ Touma, Rafqa (2024-04-15). "Sydney church stabbing: multiple people, including bishop, stabbed during mass". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Sydney: Bishop stabbed during sermon - reports". 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Melissa Koenig: Bishop viciously stabbed during service in Sydney just days after mall massacre, New York Post, 15 April 2024
- ^ Christian Oliver: Bishop Stabbed During Middle of Church Service, Newsweek, 15 April 2024
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