Awa III

History
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	19 January 1992
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	23 May 1999
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	30 November 2008
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of Mar Zaia, Modesto, California, U.S.

History
Ordination history of; Mar Awa III
Ordained by
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	19 January 1992
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	23 May 1999
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of St. George, Chicago, Illinois
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Mar Dinkha IV
Date	30 November 2008
Place	Assyrian Church of the East Cathedral Church of Mar Zaia, Modesto, California, U.S.

His Holiness

Mar Awa III
His Holiness; Mar Awa III
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Church	Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ
See	Holy Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Appointed	8 September 2021
Installed	13 September 2021
Predecessor	Gewargis III
Previous post	Bishop of California Secretary of the Holy Synod Archdeacon of the Diocese of California
Orders
Ordination	23 May 1999
Consecration	30 November 2008, Modesto, California, U.S.; by Mar Dinkha IV
Rank	Catholicos Patriarch
Personal details
Born	David Maran Royel; 4 July 1975 (age 50); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	Assyrian, American
Denomination	Assyrian Church of the East
Residence	Erbil, Iraq
Occupation	Cleric
Education	Loyola University Chicago (BA); University of St. Mary of the Lake (BA); Pontifical Oriental Institute (STL, STD);

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Mar Awa III (born David 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.