His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I of Antioch and All the East Enters Eternal Rest

His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I of Antioch and All the East Enters Eternal Rest

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Germany, March 21, 2014:His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka Iwas I – 122nd reigning Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East on the Apostolic Throne of St Peter and,the Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church.

 

Official sources of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and All East has confirmed  that His Holiness Patriarch of Antioch and All East Ignatius Zakka I Iwas has entered eternal rest in God. The message of demise has been reported by several social media networks as well updated by Metropolitan Matta Alkhouri .

The Patriarch passed away in Germany on 21st March 2014 at twelve noon. A massive heart attack was the reason for the demise reports several official sources. The Patriarch was under medication for long time due to fragile health conditions. Patriarch has been residing in Lebanon since the beginning of civil war in Syria.

 

Patriarch Ignatius Zakka  was ordained as the Metropolitan of Mosul in November 1963 by Patriarch Ya`qub III . Patriarch Zakka is the 122nd successor to St. Peter in the Apostolic See  of Antioch.