Gewargis III


Gewargis III
ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
ChurchAssyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ
DiocesePatriarchal Diocese of Iraq
SeeHoly Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Appointed18 September 2015
Installed27 September 2015, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Erbil, Iraq
Term ended6 September 2021
PredecessorMar Dinkha IV
SuccessorMar Awa III
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Baghdad (1981–2015)
Orders
Ordination8 June 1980
Consecration7 June 1981, Chicago, Illinois
by Mar Dinkha IV
RankMetropolitan
Personal details
Born
Warda Daniel Sliwa

(1941-11-23) 23 November 1941 (age 82)
NationalityAssyrian
DenominationAssyrian Church of the East
ResidenceBaghdad, Iraq
ParentsDaniel Sliwa and Mariam Sliwa
OccupationCleric
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad
Ordination history of
Mar Gewargis III
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byMar Dinkha IV
Date13 April 1980
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Priestly ordination
Ordained byMar Dinkha IV
Date8 June 1980
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorMar Dinkha IV
Co-consecratorsMar Aprim Khamis
Date7 June 1981
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois

Mar Gewargis III (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ; born Warda Daniel Sliwa, Syriac: ܘܪܕܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ) served as the 121st Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. On 18 September 2015, the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East elected Mar Gewargis Sliwa to succeed the late Mar Dinkha IV as the head of the Church. On 27 September 2015, he was formally consecrated and enthroned as Catholicos-Patriarch.[1]

  1. ^ Royel, Mar Awa. "Biography of His Holiness Mar Gewargis III". Holy Catholic Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East Official News Website. Assyrian Church of the East. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.