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His Holiness Patriarch
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
The Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, was born in 1932
in Mosul, Iraq. He completed his high school education at St.
Thomas Syrian Orthodox School and entered the Mor Aphrem
theological school at Mosul in 1946 where he completed his
education in 1954. He was ordained priest and became a monk in
1947. Later he completed a Masters degree in English at City
University of New York and a Master's degree in Pastoral
Theology at General Theological Seminary, New York. He was
ordained Metropolitan Mor Severius Zakka by Patriarch Yacqub III
in 1963. In 1964, Mor Severious discovered the remains of St.
Thomas in the sanctuary wall of the church at Mosul. In 1969,
Mor Severious became the Metropolitan of Baghdad, where he also
served as the Head of Syriac Studies and a member of the
educational academy. Mor Severius also served as a member of the
World Council of Churches. On September 14, 1980, Mor Severius
was consecrated the Patriarch of Antioch by name Ignatius Zakka
I, in a rite officiated by Catholicos of the East, Mor Baselius
Paulos II along with the archbishops of the Holy Synod. |
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Archbishop Mor Clemis
Eugene Kaplan
Metropolitan, Patriarchal Vicar
of the Western Archdiocese of USA
Born in Qamishly, Syria, in 1955, His Eminence Metropolitan Mor
Clemis Eugene (Awgen) Kaplan completed his high school education
in Qamishly. In 1969, His Eminence joined the St. Ephraim
Theological Seminary in Atshaneh, Lebanon and graduated in 1973.
He then pursued theological, pastoral and liturgical education
at Mor Hananya Monastery (Deyr ul-Zaafaran), Turkey. He was
called to monastic life in 1971 and was ordained to sacred
priesthood in 1983. From 1974-1981 he served as a teacher of
Syriac and Arabic languages and theology at the Za`faran
monastery. In 1982, His Eminence was appointed as the Principal
of the Theological Seminary of Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey
and served in this capacity until 1990. On April 12, 1991, His
Eminence was consecrated Metropolitan and appointed Patriarchal
Assistant. His Eminence was elected to the Patriarchate Vicarate
of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western United States by
H. H. Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I and assumed
responsibilities as Patriarchal Vicar on April 7th, 1996.
Archbishop Mor Clemis is fluent in both classical and vernacular
Syriac as well as Arabic, Turkish and English. He is the author
of many theological, historical and linguistic articles, and has
translated many books and articles from and into Arabic, Syriac
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Rev’d Fr. Fadi Z Yousif
St Paul Parish Priest
Father Fadi was born in Baghdad 1976. He completed his first
degree in Statistics at the College of Administration and
Economics in University of Baghdad in 1998. He joined St
Ephrem’s Theological College in 1998 where he was made a Curate
Deacon by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka 1 Iwas, the
Supreme Head of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch in 1999.
In 2001 Father Fadi finished his theological studies and was
selected by His Holiness to pursue his academic studies in the
United Kingdom. In 2003 he gained a Post-Graduate Diploma in
Practical Theology with merit from Cardiff University. Then he
continued his theological studies in Cardiff University
finishing a Master of Theology in Christian Social Ethics in
2004. In 2007 Cardiff University awarded Father Fadi a Master of
Philosophy in Christian-Muslim Relations. While studying, he
joined ecumenical groups in the United Kingdom and represented
his Church. He was able to bring his Eastern religious
experience and his Western education into fusion by integrating
religious faith in society. Fr. Fadi was ordained a Deacon
Evangelist in January 2007 and a week later, he accepted the
Sacrament of the Holy Orders and became an ordained priest by
His Holiness at St Ephrem’s Patriarchal Monastery. |
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