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His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East,
Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church
· Born on April 21, 1933 in Mosul, Iraq.
· He became a monk on June 6, 1954, and became a priest on November 11. 1957
· He was consecrated Metropolitan in Mosul, Iraq on November 17. 1963
· His Holiness then was transferred to Archdiocese of Baghdad in 1969.
· He became the Patriarch of Antioch and all of the East on September 14, 1980. |
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His Eminence Archbishop Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan
Patriarchal Vicar of the Western USA Archdiocese
· Born in Kamishly, Syria, in 1955
· His Eminence Metropolitan Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan completed his high school education in Kamishly.
· In 1969, His Eminence joined the St. Ephraim Theological Seminary in Atshaneh, Lebanon and graduated in 1973.
· From 1974-1981 he served as a teacher of Syriac and Arabic languages and theology at the Zaafaran monastery.
· In 1982, His Eminence was appointed as the Principal of the Theological Seminary of Mor Gabriel Monastery in Turkey and served in this capacity until 1990.
· Was elected to the Patriarchate Vicarate of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western United States by H. H. Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I and assumed responsibilities as Patriarchal Vicar on April 7th, 1996. |
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Rev. Fr. Botrous Rouboz
Priest Of St.George Syrian Orthodox in Los Angeles, California
· Was born in the Village of Fairouza, Syria on 03-20-1970
· Finished his elementary and middle school in Fairouza, and graduated the High School in Mor Ephraim institute.
· He then pursued theological education in Seminary School in Damascus, Syria and graduated in 1990.
· He served three years in the Lady of Girdle Church (St. Mary) in Homs, Syria as a Deacon and Secretary.
· He got married 12-17-1993 and has two children Nadeen and Brian.
· He was ordained a priest in the Church of St. George Los Angeles, California 1994.
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Our Church |
Saint George is a young Church. As a result of great enthusiasm, a dynamic group of individuals received the call from God to establish a new Church with great hope and expectation, the State of California approved of a license, followed by an approval of Sayedna Mar Athansius Y. Samuel, God bless his soul. The approval date was Sept. 1st. 1987. The pride of Saint Church has been a new Church is born. For the first seven years Rev. Fr. Noumeh Farah served the Church as the main minister. With great effort on his part, the Church grew from few families to about two hundred families in 1993 Rev. Fr.Farah decided to partially retire. The Board with great gratitude accepted his decision, and asked for the ordination of Rev.Fr. Botrous Rouboz. Presently the main minister is Rev. Fr. Botrous Rouboz. Rev. Fr. Farah was assisting with all the advice possible until he passed away on Dec 20. 2001 from heart failure, He has had previous health problems. He was laid to rest in Burbank, California.
For three years Saint George served its congregation by renting a Protestant Church. In 1991 a location with a Church on it was found, and purchased. The present address of the Church is 925 Harding St. San Fernando, California, 91340. The capacity of the sanctuary is 200 seats, and a social hall adjacent to it accommodates 200 people. Plan is being studied to enlarge the social hall soon. We have 260 registered families in the Church. The members are scattered over many localities in southern California with a radius of about 150 miles.
An ultimate goal of Saint George is to work on producing a young Christian generation of the Syrian Orthodox faith, a generation believing in God and in them selves. The leadership recognize that the beauty of the Church depends to a create extent, from the deacons to the choir. All efforts are being given to neat that beautiful goal.
The social committee at Saint George provides their important and happy events during Halloween, New Years, and the evening of Saint George.
I can speak on behalf of the members that they feel very fortunate and proud to be of the Syrian Orthodox faith. They also give a positive pledge to transfer this fortune to their children, and make sure that the children in turn, give it to their children.
Rev. Fr. Botrous Rouboz
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