Mar Addai II

Mar Addai II (born Shimun Givarghis, 1 August 1950, although some sources cite 1946 or 1948) is the Catholicos Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East and resides in Baghdad, Iraq.St. Mary's Cathedral, the home of His Holiness Mar Addai II, Patriarch of The Ancient Church of the East, was bombed Sunday morning.
He was elected to the position of catholicos-patriarch in February 1970, several months after the death of catholicos-patriarch Mar Thoma Darmo, and consecrated 20 February 1972. 
History of Eastern Christianity (Malayalam) by Dr.Mar Aphrem Metropolitan;Published by The Theological Literature Council,Thiruvalla,Kerala,India
== External links ==
* patarizona
* MarAddaiChicagoApril2007
==References==
Category:Church patriarchs
Category:1950 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Baghdad
Category:Iraqi archbishops
Category:Ancient Church of the East
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