Awa III

Mar Awa III (born David Royel; 4 July 1975) is an Assyrian-American prelate currently serving as Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, headquartered in Erbil. He previously served as the secretary of the Holy Synod, is one of five trustees of the Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization (ACERO), and is president of both the Commission on Inter-Church Relations and Educational Development (CIRED) and of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Assyrian Church of the East Youth Association (ACEYA) of the United States of America.

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Church

Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ

See

Holy Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon

Appointed

8 September 2021

Installed

13 September 2021

Predecessor

Gewargis III

Bishop of California Secretary of the Holy Synod Archdeacon of the Diocese of California

Ordination

23 May 1999

Consecration

30 November 2008, Modesto, California, U . by Mar Dinkha IV

Rank

Catholicos Patriarch

Born

David Maran Royel 4 July 1975 (1975-07-04) (age 50) Chicago, Illinois, U .

Nationality

Assyrian, American

Denomination

Assyrian Church of the East

Residence

Erbil, Iraq

Occupation

Cleric

Education

Loyola University Chicago (BA) University of St. Mary of the Lake (BA) Pontifical Oriental Institute (STL, STD)

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Preceded byGewargis III

Assyrian Church of the East titles

Preceded byGewargis III

Assyrian Church of the East titles

Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East 2021–

Assyrian Church of the East titles

Succeeded byIncumbent

Assyrian Church of the East titles
Preceded byGewargis III	Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East 2021–	Succeeded byIncumbent

References

"Assyrian Bishop Wants Friendship with Israel"
http://www.aina.org/news/20160621202955.htm
Assyrian Church of the East – California
http://www.acoecalifornia.org/
"Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization Trustees"
https://web.archive.org/web/20210117225247/https://www.theacero.org/about-us/
National Council of Churches USA Meets with Assyrian Church of the East's CIRED
http://www.example.org
His Grace Mar Awa Bishop of California Consecrated November 30, 2008
http://assyrianpost.blogspot.com/2008/11/his-grace-mar-awa-bishop-of-california.html
Assyrian Church News
https://news.assyrianchurch.org/opening-and-dedication-of-new-monastery-of-mar-isaac-of-nineveh/
"IDC Speakers: His Grace Mar Awa Royel"
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025929/http://www.idcsummit.org/speakers/his-grace-mar-awa-royel/
Statement by National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic
http://www.example.org
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj9l0b2a5MY
"The Assyrian Church of the East elects new patriarch in Erbil"
https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/080920216
Mysteries of the Kingdom: The Sacraments of the Assyrian Church of the East,
https://www.amazon.com/MYSTERIES-KINGDOM-Sacraments-Assyrian-Church/dp/0983754306/ref=sr_1_1/191-2308202-4535309?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435867265&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3ABishop+Mar+Awa+Royel