Andraos Abouna
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Andraos Abouna was the Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Hirta and the auxiliary bishop
of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
. He is an ethnic Assyrian
.
Ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1960, he was named bishop on November 6, 2002 and was ordained on January 6, 2003.
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon is based in Iraq and is the only patriarchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The current Patriarch is Cardinal Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly. The auxiliary bishops are Bishop Shlemon Warduni and Archbishop Jacques Ishaq.The cathedral church is the...
. He is an ethnic Assyrian
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
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Ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1960, he was named bishop on November 6, 2002 and was ordained on January 6, 2003.