Addai II Giwargis
Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East
Mar Addai II (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ ܬܪܝܢܐ; born Shlemun Giwargis (Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ) (6 January 1948 – 11 February 2022)[a] was an Iraqi Catholicos-Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East. He lived in the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]
Addai II | |
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| Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of The East | |
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| Native name | ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ ܬܪܝܢܐ |
| Church | Ancient Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
| Archdiocese | Patriarchal Archdiocese of Baghdad and Basra |
| See | Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
| Installed | 20 February 1972 |
| Predecessor | Mar Thoma Darmo (1968–1969) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 February 1972 at St. Zaia Cathedral (Baghdad, Iraq) |
| Rank | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Shlemun Giwargis |
| Born | 6 January 1948 Mosul, Iraq |
| Died | 11 February 2022 (aged 74) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | Assyrian |
| Denomination | Ancient Church of the East |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Previous post | Metropolitan of Iraq (September 1968) |
On 11 February 2022, Addai II Giwargis died in Baghdad, Iraq at the age of 74.[2]
Notes change
- ↑ Some sources cite 1948.
References change
- ↑ "St. Mary's Cathedral, the home of His Holiness Mar Addai II, Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East, was bombed Sunday morning". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ↑ Irak: Assyrischer Patriarch Mar Addai II. Giwargis verstorben (in German)
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