He was born in Alqosh on August 2, 1934. He entered the Seminary in Mosul in 1949. He was sent to Rome to complete his studies in 1953 and received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and theology. He was ordained priest on December 22, 1960. He specialized in Canon Law at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and obtained his doctorate. He served in Alqosh since 1966 and then was ordained Archbishop on February 5, 1984. He served as Archbishop of Basra and the South until the end of 1995. Then, he moved to Lebanon where he passed away on December 21, 1999. He was buried on his birthday in Alqosh.
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