Back إغناطيوس أفرام الثاني Arabic ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ARC اغناطيوس افرام التانى ARZ Ignatius Ephräm II. Karim German Ignacio Efrén II Karim Spanish Ignace Ephrem II Karim French Ignacio Efrén II Karim Galician Իգնատիոս Եփրեմ Երկրորդ Armenian Ignatius Aphrem II ID Ignazio Afram II Karim Italian
His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ إغناطيوس أفرام الثاني | |
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| 123rd Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church | |
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| Native name | Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ Arabic: إغناطيوس أفرام الثاني |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Diocese | Antioch |
| See | Holy See of Antioch |
| Elected | 31 March 2014 |
| Installed | 29 May 2014 |
| Predecessor | Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas |
| Previous post(s) | Metropolitan and Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States Teacher at St Ephrem’s Theological Seminary, Damascus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 |
| Consecration | 28 January 1996 |
| Rank | Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1965 |
| Nationality | Syrian; American |
| Denomination | Syriac Orthodox |
| Parents | Issa and Khanema Karim |
| Education | B.A Divinity from Coptic Theological Seminary STL from St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Coptic Theological Seminary, Fordham University |
Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ Moran Mor Ignaṭius Afrem Trayono, Arabic: إغناطيوس أفرام الثاني Iġnāṭīūs Afrām al-Ṯānī; born 3 May 1965 as Sa'id Karim; Arabic: سعيد كريم, romanized: Saʽīd Kārīm) is a Syrian-American Christian prelate who is serving as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 29 May 2014.
Before his election to the patriarchate, he was the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of the Eastern United States, and was known as Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim in that post.[2] In that role he established 11 new parishes, introducing a number of new programs for the youth, and worked for inter-church unity.[3][4]
- ^ "Patriarch". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Metropolitan Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim Elected as the 123rd Patriarch of Antioch and All East". Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE – Media Network. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "A need for leaders inspired by fraternal love - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va.
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