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Ignatius Zakka I

His Holiness Moran Mor
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East and
Supreme Leader of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.
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Native name ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ
إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص,
Church Syriac Orthodox Church
See See of Antioch
Appointed 14 September 1980
Term ended 21 March 2014
Predecessor Ignatius Ya`qub III
Successor Ignatius Aphrem II
Orders
Ordination 17 November 1957
Consecration 17 November 1963 (as Bishop)
14 September 1980 (as Patriarch)
by Ignatius Ya`qub III (as bishop)
Baselios Paulose II (as Patriarch)
Personal details
Birth name Sanharib Iwas
Born (1931-04-21)21 April 1931
Mosul, Iraq
Died 21 March 2014(2014-03-21) (aged 82)
Kiel, Germany
Buried St. Paul's and St Peter's Cathedral, Marrat Saidnayya, Damascus, Syria
Nationality Iraqi/Syrian/Lebanese
Denomination Syriac Orthodox
Previous post Archbishop of Baghdad and Basra
Archbishop of Central Europe
Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul
Alma mater City University of New York
General Theological Seminary

Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܙܟܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܝܘܐܨ‎, Arabic: إغناطيوس زكا الأول عيواص‎‎, Ignatios Zakkà ‘Īwāṣ, born Sanharib Iwas, 21 April 1931 – 21 March 2014) was the 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and, as such, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Also known by his traditional episcopal name, Severios, he was enthroned as patriarch on 14 September 1980 in St. George's Patriarchal Cathedral in Damascus. He succeeded Ignatius Ya`qub III. As is traditional for the head of the church, Mor Severios adopted the name Ignatius.

Patriarch Zakka was known for his involvement in ecumenical dialogue. He was a president of the World Council of Churches and also a prolific author. He was an observer at Second Vatican Council before becoming metropolitan bishop of Mosul. At the time of his election as patriarch, Mor Severios Zakka was serving as the archbishop of Baghdad and Basra. As patriarch, he established a monastic seminary, met with Pope John Paul II during the Roman Pope's visit to Syria in 2001, and installed numerous metropolitans, including Baselios Thomas I as Catholicos of India. He celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 2005.


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