Gewargis III
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Assyrian Church of the East patriarch
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Christian bishop
Gewargis III is a former Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East who led the church in the early 21st century before being succeeded by Mar Awa III.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Church of the East patriarch
ⓘ
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Christian bishop ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
His Holiness Mar Gewargis III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mar Gewargis III Sliwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Habbaniyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchLed | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationAsBishopYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2015-09-18 ⓘ |
| enthronementDate | 2015-09-27 ⓘ |
| enthronementPlace | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Erbil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Assyrian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sliwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusOfWork |
pastoral care of Assyrian Christians in Iraq and the diaspora
ⓘ
preservation of the Assyrian Church of the East’s liturgical and linguistic heritage ⓘ |
| givenName | Gewargis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Mar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| leadershipPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| memberOf | Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanSee |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding the Assyrian Church of the East during a period of instability in Iraq and the Middle East
ⓘ
leading the Assyrian Church of the East after the death of Dinkha IV ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 2021-09-08 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2015-09-27 ⓘ |
| ordinationAsPriestYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| patriarchalName | Gewargis III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan of Iraq, Jordan and Russia ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | health reasons ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| resignationDate | 2021-09-08 ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinkha IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Mar Awa III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Mar Awa III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAsBishop | Bishop of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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