Mar Addai II

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Mar Addai II Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East
Mar Addai II Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East

Mar Addai II (born Givarghis, 1 August 1950, although to some sources cite 1946 or 1948) is the Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East and resides in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

He was elected to the position in February 1970, several months after the death of Mar Thoma Darmo, and consecrated 20 February 1972. [2]

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  1. ^ St. Mary's Cathedral, the home of His Holiness Mar Addai II, Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East, was bombed Sunday morning.
  2. ^ History of Eastern Christianity (Malayalam) by Dr.Mar Aphrem Metropolitan;Published by The Theological Literature Council,Thiruvalla,Kerala,India
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