About Gewargis III
Born 1941. Gewargis III is a presbyter and cleric.
Mar Gewargis III (; born Warda Daniel Sliwa, ) served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East between 2015 and 2021.
On 18 September 2015, the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East elected Mar Gewargis Sliwa to succeed the late Mar Dinkha IV as the head of the Church. On 27 September 2015, he was formally consecrated and enthroned as Catholicos-Patriarch.
Early life Warda Daniel Sliwa was born on 23 November 1941, in Habbaniya, Iraq, to Daniel and Mariam Sliwa. In 1964, he matriculated from the School of Education, a federated college of the University of Baghdad. Following this, he taught English in various schools in Iraq for the next thirteen years.
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Who is Gewargis III?
Patriarch-Emeritus of the Assyrian Church of the East
When was Gewargis III born?
Gewargis III was born on 23 November 1941 in Habbaniyah.
What is Gewargis III's occupation?
Gewargis III is a presbyter and cleric.
What nationality is Gewargis III?
Gewargis III's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Iraq, First Republic of Iraq, Ba'athist Iraq.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gewargis III. https://biography.guide/gewargis-iii/
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