John VIII bar Abdoun | |
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
Installed | 6 July 1004 |
Term ended | 2 February 1033 |
Predecessor | Athanasius IV Salhoyo |
Successor | Dionysius IV Yahya |
Personal details | |
Born | 944 |
Died | 2 February 1033 (aged 88 or 89) Monastery of Ganos, Roman Empire |
John VIII bar Abdoun was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1004 until his death in 1033.[1]