Current Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
His Holiness Mar
Awa III
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
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(s)
Secretary of the Holy Synod
Orders
Ordination
23 May 1999
Consecration
30 November 2008, Modesto, California by Mar Dinkha IV
Rank
Catholicos Patriarch
Personal details
Born
David Royel
(1975-07-04) July 4, 1975 (age 48)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality
Assyrian, American
Denomination
Assyrian Church of the East
Residence
Modesto, California
Occupation
Cleric
Previous post(s)
Archdeacon of St. Yosip Khnanisho Church
Education
BA, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
BA, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
Lic. in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Alma mater
Loyola University Chicago
Ordination history of Mar Awa III
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by
Mar Dinkha IV
Date
19 January 1992
Place
Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Mar Dinkha IV
Date
23 May 1999
Place
Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by
Mar Dinkha IV
Date
30 November 2008
Place
Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of Mar Zaia, Modesto, California
Mar Awa III (born David Maran Royel; 4 July 1975)[1] is an Assyrian-American prelate who serves as the 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.[2] 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.[3][4]
^"Assyrian Bishop Wants Friendship with Israel".
^Assyrian Church of the East – California
^"Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization Trustees". Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
^National Council of Churches USA Meets with Assyrian Church of the East's CIRED
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