About Andraos Abouna
Lived 1943 – 2010 (aged 67). Andraos Abouna was an Iraqi catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Andraos Abouna (23 March 1943 – 27 July 2010) was the Chaldean Catholic titular bishop of Hirta and the auxiliary bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon. He was an ethnic Assyrian.
Biography Abouna was born in 1943 in Bedare, Zakho, Iraq. At the age of 14, he left home to go to St. Peter seminary. He was then ordained to the priesthood on 5 June 1960. In 1961 he was appointed parish priest for the diocese of Basra. After the Six-Day War, he played a role in dialogue among muslims and christians in southern Iraq. He was named bishop on 6 November 2002 and was ordained on 6 January 2003.
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Who was Andraos Abouna?
Chaldean bishop (1943–2010)
When was Andraos Abouna born?
Andraos Abouna was born on 23 March 1943 in Zakho.
When did Andraos Abouna die?
Andraos Abouna died on 27 July 2010 in Erbil.
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Andraos Abouna was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Andraos Abouna?
Andraos Abouna was Iraqi.
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