Former Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1976 until his death in 2015, Mar Dinkha IV was born in Darbandoke, province of Erbil, Iraq, and was ordained priest on July 15, 1957. Metropolitan of Iran and Tehran, during his tenure in Iran, he established a seminary and advocated for Assyrian nationalism and ecumenism. Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII consecrated him bishop on February 11, 1962.
Following the assassination of the named Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, the prelates of the Church of the East convened in London to elect a new Catholicos Patriarch, choosing Dinkha as the most qualified candidate to fill the post. Consecrated on October 17, 1976 in the West London church of St. Barnabas, Ealing, with this consecration, Mar Dinkha IV became the successor to the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon.
Establishing headquarters—along with four other houses of worship—in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in part due to the instability of the Iran–Iraq War, during the reign of Shimun XXIII and Dinkha IV, American membership in the Church of the East rose from 3,200 in the 1950's to approximately 100,000 in 2008.
Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Chicago in 2008, Mar Dinkha made ecumenism a priority during his reign, as well as advocacy for the Assyrian people. Passing away in Rochester, Minnesota, after a period of illness and hospitalization which lasted almost two and a half months. Liturgy of burial and funeral rites were held at St. George Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, followed by interment at Montrose Cemetery.
Following the assassination of the named Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, the prelates of the Church of the East convened in London to elect a new Catholicos Patriarch, choosing Dinkha as the most qualified candidate to fill the post. Consecrated on October 17, 1976 in the West London church of St. Barnabas, Ealing, with this consecration, Mar Dinkha IV became the successor to the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon.
Establishing headquarters—along with four other houses of worship—in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in part due to the instability of the Iran–Iraq War, during the reign of Shimun XXIII and Dinkha IV, American membership in the Church of the East rose from 3,200 in the 1950's to approximately 100,000 in 2008.
Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Chicago in 2008, Mar Dinkha made ecumenism a priority during his reign, as well as advocacy for the Assyrian people. Passing away in Rochester, Minnesota, after a period of illness and hospitalization which lasted almost two and a half months. Liturgy of burial and funeral rites were held at St. George Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, followed by interment at Montrose Cemetery.
Former Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1976 until his death in 2015, Mar Dinkha IV was born in Darbandoke, province of Erbil, Iraq, and was ordained priest on July 15, 1957. Metropolitan of Iran and Tehran, during his tenure in Iran, he established a seminary and advocated for Assyrian nationalism and ecumenism. Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII consecrated him bishop on February 11, 1962.
Following the assassination of the named Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, the prelates of the Church of the East convened in London to elect a new Catholicos Patriarch, choosing Dinkha as the most qualified candidate to fill the post. Consecrated on October 17, 1976 in the West London church of St. Barnabas, Ealing, with this consecration, Mar Dinkha IV became the successor to the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon.
Establishing headquarters—along with four other houses of worship—in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in part due to the instability of the Iran–Iraq War, during the reign of Shimun XXIII and Dinkha IV, American membership in the Church of the East rose from 3,200 in the 1950's to approximately 100,000 in 2008.
Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Chicago in 2008, Mar Dinkha made ecumenism a priority during his reign, as well as advocacy for the Assyrian people. Passing away in Rochester, Minnesota, after a period of illness and hospitalization which lasted almost two and a half months. Liturgy of burial and funeral rites were held at St. George Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, followed by interment at Montrose Cemetery.
Following the assassination of the named Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, the prelates of the Church of the East convened in London to elect a new Catholicos Patriarch, choosing Dinkha as the most qualified candidate to fill the post. Consecrated on October 17, 1976 in the West London church of St. Barnabas, Ealing, with this consecration, Mar Dinkha IV became the successor to the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon.
Establishing headquarters—along with four other houses of worship—in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in part due to the instability of the Iran–Iraq War, during the reign of Shimun XXIII and Dinkha IV, American membership in the Church of the East rose from 3,200 in the 1950's to approximately 100,000 in 2008.
Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Chicago in 2008, Mar Dinkha made ecumenism a priority during his reign, as well as advocacy for the Assyrian people. Passing away in Rochester, Minnesota, after a period of illness and hospitalization which lasted almost two and a half months. Liturgy of burial and funeral rites were held at St. George Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois, followed by interment at Montrose Cemetery.
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