He was born in Mardin on New Year’s Day 1907. He finished his high school education in Lebanon, then attended the Seminary in Mosul. He was ordained a priest in 1934 and served in Lebanon until 1959. He was appointed Patriarchal Vicar in Istanbul-Turkey, and then was elected Archbishop of Diyarbakir and Turkey in 1965. Patriarch Paul Cheikho ordained him Archbishop. He retired in 1977 and died in 1994.
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