Ignatius Matthew

Ignatius Matthew (Matta) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1782 until his death in 1817.

Biography Matthew's father was Deacon Yeshu from Mardin. He joined Mor Hananyo and was ordained a priest and became the abbot of the monastery. , Matthew as Metropolitan of Mor Mattai Monastery and Mosul and was called Cyril When the Patriarch Ignatius George IV died, he was requested to be the new patriarch, but when he arrived in Mardin, he found that Michael Jarwah, the metropolitan of Aleppo was already there and managed to get himself elected as the Syriac Orthodox Church patriarch even though he was part of the Syriac Catholic church. to Ignatius Michael III Jarweh. When the firman from the Ottoman government arrived approving his election, he was consecrated as a patriarch. Basil Yunan (1803-1817). Maphrian of the East. Later in 1817, he was elected Ignatius Yunan, the 112 Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church (1817-1818). Gregorios George (1803). Metropolitan of Damascus and added Aleppo in 1817. Later in 1819, he was elected Ignatius George V, the 113 Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church (1819-1836). Cyril Abdul-Aziz (1782-1793). Metropolitan of Mosul, Mor Mattai Monastery, and Mor Behnam Monastery Severus John Al-Bustani (1783-1825). Bishop Disyuqarius Sa'eed (1783). Metropolitan of Al-Jazirah Cyril Jacob Mirijan (1783-1804). Metropolitan of Midyat Cyril Isreal (1785). Metropolitan for the Monastery of the Cross in Tur-Abdin Eustathius Musa (1790-1828). Metropolitan of the Patriarchal Office and then Metropolitan of Mor Mattai Monastery Basil Bishara (1789-1803). Maphrian of the East Cyril Abdulahad (1791). Metropolitan of St. Mark Cyril Elias (1803). Ecumenical Metropolitan Athanasius Ne’ma (1803). Metropolitan of Monastery for Mother of God in Hattakh area Dionysius Shamoun (1803). Ecumenical Metropolitan Julius Abdulahad (1803). Metropolitan for Monastery of MOR Abhai and Gargar Cyril Frangoul (1805-1814). Bishop of Midyat Athanasius ‘Abd al-Ahad (1806–1816). Ecumenical Metropolitan Behnam (1806). Ecumenical Metropolitan Dioscuros Yuhanna (1806-1823). Metropolitan in India Timothy Yeshu (1809-1820). Bishop of the Monastery of Makhar, Gregorios Elias (1811). Metropolitan for the Patriarchal Office, then in 1817, he was appointed Metropolitan of Mosul Abdullah. Metropolitan of Edessa Iwannis Yalda. Metropolitan of Amid

Death Ignatius Matthew died in July 1817, 20 days after he consecrated Ignatius Yunan as a patriarch and he was buried in Mor Hananyo.