Awa III

Mar Awa III (born David Maran Royel; 4 July 1975) is an Assyrian-American prelate who serves as the 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. He previously served as the secretary of the Holy Synod, is one of five trustees of the Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization (ACERO), and is president of both the Commission on Inter-Church Relations and Educational Development (CIRED) and of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Assyrian Church of the East Youth Association (ACEYA) of the United States of America.


Awa III
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
ChurchAssyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ
SeeHoly Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Appointed8 September 2021
Installed13 September 2021
PredecessorGewargis III
Other post(s)Secretary of the Holy Synod
Orders
Ordination23 May 1999
Consecration30 November 2008, Modesto, California
by Mar Dinkha IV
RankCatholicos Patriarch
Personal details
Born
David Royel

(1975-07-04) July 4, 1975
NationalityAssyrian, American
DenominationAssyrian Church of the East
ResidenceModesto, California
OccupationCleric
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of St. Yosip Khnanisho Church
EducationBA, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

BA, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois

Lic. in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome

Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Alma materLoyola University Chicago
Ordination history of
Mar Awa III
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byMar Dinkha IV
Date19 January 1992
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Priestly ordination
Ordained byMar Dinkha IV
Date23 May 1999
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byMar Dinkha IV
Date30 November 2008
PlaceAssyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of Mar Zaia, Modesto, California
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