Patriarch-elect Sliwa, the 111th patriarch of the Church
of the East, will be consecrated at St. John's Cathedral in Arbel on Sunday,
September 27, and will assume the name Mar Gewargis III.Arbel, Iraq - (AINA) - After two days of deliberations in Arbel, Iraq, the Synod of the Holy
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East announced today the election of
Bishop Gewargis (George) Sliwa as the next Patriarch. The post had been vacant
since the passing of the previous Patriarch on March 26 (AINA 2015-03-27,
2015-04-09).
Patriarch Sliwa was born on November 23,1941 in
Habbaniya, Iraq. He was consecrated Metropolitan of Iraq on June 14, 1981 in
Chicago, Illinois by his predecessor, Patriarch Dinkha IV. Since his
consecration, the Metropolitan has made his headquarters in the Iraqi capital
Baghdad, and has witnessed political upheaval, displacement and persecution of
Assyrians.
Patriarch-elect Sliwa, the 111th patriarch of the Church
of the East, will be consecrated at St. John's Cathedral in Arbel on Sunday,
September 27, and will assume the name Mar Gewargis III. The Patriarchal See of
the Assyrian Church of the East will return to Iraq after having been
established in-exile in the United States since 1933.
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