His Holiness Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch on an Apostolic visit to the

Diocese of Euphrates & Jazeera.



QAMISHILI: His Holiness Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch made a Apostolic

visit to the diocese of Euphrates & Jazeera from Oct 28th to 31st. The

Patriarchal entourage included, HG Mor Theophilose George Saliba - Metropolitan

of Mount Lebanon & Hon. Secretary of the Holy Synod, HG Mor Severios Malke

Mourad - Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem, Jordan & Holy Land, HG Mor Silwanos

Petrus Isaa Al-Nemeh - Metropolitan of Homs & Hama, HG Mor Philaxinos Saliba

Ozmen - Metropolitan of Mardin & Abbot of Deir Za'faran Monastery, HG Mor

Justinos Paulose Yousef Safar - Metropolitan of Zahle & Bekaa, HG Mor Philaxinos

Mathias Nayis - Patriarchal Assistant & Director of St. Ephraim Theological

Seminary, HG Mor Clemis Daniel Korieh - Metropolitan of Beirut & Director of

Patriarchal institutions in Lebanon, HG Mor Dionysius Yuhanon Kawaq - Director

of the Patriarchal Curie, priests, monk and nuns.



His Holiness the Patriarch was accorded a rousing reception at the Qamishli

Airport by HG Mor Osthatheos Matta Roham - Metropolitan of Euphrates & Jazeera,

HG Mor Dionysius Behnam Jajawi, Gen. Mazy Najib Salloum - Governor of Hassakah

province, government officers, eminent priests from the diocese, representatives

of the different councils, Scouts and large crowd of faithful. From the airport,

the entourage was taken to the Monastery of Virgin Mary in Hassakah.



Later on His Holiness presided over a public meeting and inaugurated four

different projects that were built and completed by the Diocese of Euphrates &

Jazeera under the leadership of HG Mor Osthatheos in association with the

different councils of the diocese. On the 29th, His Holiness inaugurated the

Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Centre, a socio-cultural centre, built adjacent

to the St. George Cathedral and the headquarters of the Diocese. This Centre is

proposed to be a centre for civilization and cultural development. It has been

built as a three storied building. The ground floor comprises a large lounge

area, and the first and second floors consists of offices for different

religious commissions of the Church, six classrooms to teach the languages and a

digital library.



On 30th, His Holiness laid the foundation for the proposed school building

adjacent to the Church of Virgin Mary in the neighbourhood of Nazareth. The

President of Centre for religious education thanked His Holiness on behalf of

the inhabitants of Nazareth and wished a successful completion of the school

building project.



On 31st, His Holiness consecrated the newly built Morth Shmooni Church at

Maaliki. His Holiness, who arrived at the entrance of the town was carried over

their shoulders by the faithful to their church. His Holiness who celebrated the

Divine liturgy and consecrated the new church building, congratulated the

faithful of Maaliki for having built a beautiful place of worship.



On the same day evening, His Holiness and his entourage were taken in a

procession to Qamishli. The occasion was the inauguration of Liberty High School

built and donated by the senior & retired Metropolitan HG Mor Dionysius Behnam

Jajawi. The faithful lined up the roads leading to the venue to welcome His

Holiness.



On 1st morning, His Holiness and the entourage were given a warm farewell at the

Qamishli airport on their return to the Patriarchal Headquarters.



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