Athanasius Firas Dardar

Athanasius Firas Mundher Dardar (also spelled Drdr; born 3 January 1975) is an Iraqi Syriac Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf and Titular Bishop of Tagritum for the Syrians since 2020.

Biography Early life and priesthood Firas Mundher Dardar was born in Qaraqosh (Bakhdida), Iraq. In 1997, he obtained a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Baghdad.

Following his ordination, he continued his academic pursuits in Rome, obtaining a licentiate in Social Communications from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. During his time in Europe, he also served as a chaplain for Syriac Catholic diaspora communities. The principal consecrator was the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, assisted by other high-ranking members of the Syriac Catholic hierarchy. He participates regularly in the Annual Ordinary Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church at the Patriarchal See in Lebanon.