Yohanna Petros Mouche
Yohanna Petros Mouche (born November 23, 1943) is an Iraqi Syriac Catholic prelate. He serves as the Archbishop of Mosul.
Yohanna Petros Mouche | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1943 Bakhdida, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
Early life
Yohanna Petros Mouche was born on November 23, 1943 in Bakhdida, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.[1] He was ordained as a priest on June 6, 1968.[1]
Career
Mouche was elected as the Archbishop of Mosul in 2011.[1]
In August 2011, he blamed the bombing of the Holy Family Church in Kirkuk on government infighting, concluding that officials were too busy arguing among themselves to keep the country safe.[2]
In August 2014, he visited Christian refugees in Soran, Kurdistan[3]
References
- "Archbishop Youhanna Boutros Moshe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "IRAK L'archevêque de Mossoul veut plus de sécurité pour les chrétiens". La Croix. August 8, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "VIDEO. Irak : le chemin de croix de l'archevêque de Mossoul". Le Parisien. August 23, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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