Ignatius Aphrem II
- January 8, 2024
- Priest
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Ignatius Aphrem II Biography
| Name | Ignatius Aphrem II |
| Birthday | May 3 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Birth Country | Syria |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Issa Karim, Khanema Karim |
Ignatius Aphrem II is one of the most popular and richest Priest who was born on May 3, 1965 in Syria.
Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ Moran Mor Ignaṭius Afrem Trayono, Arabic: إغناطيوس أفرام الثاني Iġnāṭīūs Afrām al- Ṯānī; born as Saʿid Karim on 3 May 1965) is the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He became the 123rd Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch when he was enthroned as patriarch in Damascus on 29 May 2014. Before his election to the patriarchate, he was Archbishop for the Eastern United States of America, and known as Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim in that post. In that role, he established 11 new parishes, introduced a number of new programs for the youth, and worked for inter-church unity.
After finishing primary schooling in Qamishli in 1977, Karim received his religious secondary education at St. Ephrem’s Theological Seminary in Atchaneh, Bikfaya, Lebanon. After completing school in 1982, he worked in Aleppo, Syria, as an assistant to the Archbishop Mor Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim. From 1984 to 1988, he attended the Coptic Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Divinity.
Ignatius Aphrem II Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Priest |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ignatius Aphrem II is one of the richest Priest from Syria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ignatius Aphrem II 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Saʿid Karim was born in Qamishli, north-eastern Syria, on 3 May 1965, the youngest son of Issa and Khanema Karim. His family are Syriac Orthodox Arameans/Syriacs who originally came from the village Ëḥwo (Turkish: Güzelsu) in the Tur Abdin region of Mardin Province, Turkey.[1]
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In 2003, Cyril Aphrem Karim published the Book of the Order for the Burial of the Clergy. He also saw to the reprint of works including the Shorter Catechism of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1999) by former Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, and the Book of Scripture Readings for Sundays and Feasts Days (2000), originally published by Mor Philoxenus Yuhanon Dolabani of Mardin. Cyril Aphrem Karim encouraged the American Foundation for Syriac Studies to publish a quarterly entitled Syriac Studies and helped co-sponsor a series of public lectures by scholars and intellectuals on Syriac culture, history, literature and theology. In 2004, Cyril Aphrem Karim wrote Symbols of the Cross in the Writings of the Early Syriac Fathers. He has also published two children’s books: In The Tree House and Animals from the Bible.
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I Ranked on the list of most popular Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Syria. Ignatius Aphrem II celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.
He undertook a pastoral visit to India from 7–19 February 2015. He consecrated churches like St Mary’s Church in Marady, St Peter’s Church in Peechanikkadu, St George Monastery in Malecruz, St Thomas Church in Madras (Chennai) etc. which are under Jacobite Syrian Christian Church.