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June 10, 2019

New Syriac Catholic bishop hopes Christianity will thrive again in Iraq

Syriac Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan is seen during his June 7, 2019, episcopal ordination Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, his birthplace. He previously served as a priest for 14 years in London.

BEIRUT -- Syriac Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Nizar Semaan begins his new mission in Iraq with hope "that Christianity will flourish again" in his homeland.

Published in International