Aprim Khamis | |
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Bishop of Western United States | |
Church | Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ |
Diocese | Western United States |
Orders | |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Assyrian |
Denomination | Assyrian Church of the East |
Residence | Phoenix, United States |
Occupation | Cleric |
Mar Aprim Khamis is the Assyrian Church of the East Bishop of the Western United States.[1] Mar Aprim Khamis was ordained as a Bishop (along with Mar Daniel Yakob) on 2 March 1973 as Bishop for Basra. He left the diocese in the same year and transferred to become Bishop of the United States and Canada. Since 1994, Mar Aprim has been serving as Bishop for the Diocese of Western United States, with his See in Phoenix, Arizona.
Bishop Mar Aprim Khamis, who oversees the Assyrian Catholic Church in the western United States, said he believes Saddam's capture is an act of God.