Gewargis III ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ | |
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| Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East | |
| Church | Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ |
| Diocese | Patriarchal Diocese of Iraq |
| See | Holy Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
| Appointed | 18 September 2015 |
| Installed | 27 September 2015, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Erbil, Iraq |
| Term ended | 6 September 2021 |
| Predecessor | Mar Dinkha IV |
| Successor | Mar Awa III |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Baghdad (1981–2015) |
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| Ordination | 8 June 1980 |
| Consecration | 7 June 1981, Chicago, Illinois by Mar Dinkha IV |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warda Daniel Sliwa 23 November 1941 |
| Nationality | Assyrian |
| Denomination | Assyrian Church of the East |
| Residence | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Parents | Daniel Sliwa and Mariam Sliwa |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
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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]