Awa III
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Mar Awa III (born David Royel; 4 July 1975) is an Assyrian-American prelate who serves as the 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. 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.
Infobox
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
Other post
Secretary of the Holy Synod
Previous post
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.S.by Mar Dinkha IV
Rank
Catholicos Patriarch
Born
David Maran Royel4 July 1975 (1975-07-04) (age 50)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality
Assyrian, American
Denomination
Assyrian Church of the East
Residence
Erbil, Iraq
Occupation
Cleric
Education
mw- Loyola University Chicago (BA)University of St. Mary of the Lake (BA)Pontifical Oriental Institute (STL, STD)
Tables
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Preceded byGewargis III
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 – Californiahttp://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 CIREDhttp://www.example.org
- His Grace Mar Awa Bishop of California Consecrated November 30, 2008http://assyrianpost.blogspot.com/2008/11/his-grace-mar-awa-bishop-of-california.html
- Assyrian Church Newshttps://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 Strategichttp://www.example.org
- Youtubehttps://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