Addai II Giwargis
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Mar Addai II (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ ܬܪܝܢܐ; born Shlemun Giwargis Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ 6 January 1948[citation needed] – 11 February 2022) was Catholicos-Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East. He resided in the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]
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Addai II Giwargis | |
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Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East | |
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 |
Term ended | 11 February 2022 |
Predecessor | Mar Thoma Darmo (1968–1969) |
Successor | Mar Gewargis Younan |
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Ordination | 20 February 1972 at St. Zaia Cathedral (Baghdad, Iraq) |
Rank | Catholicos-Patriarch |
Personal details | |
Born | Shlemun Giwargis (1948-01-06)6 January 1948[citation needed] |
Died | 11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 74) Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
Nationality | Assyrian |
Denomination | Ancient Church of the East |
Occupation | Clergy |
Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Iraq (September 1968) |
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