Assyrian Church of the East

Eastern Christian denomination

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September 2021 Mar Awa III consecrated as the new Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.
2018 United States Department of State released a Report on Religious Freedom which estimated Assyrian Church of the East adherents at approximately 20% of Christians in Iraq.
September 18 2015 The Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East elected Metropolitan Warda Sliwa as the new Catholicos-Patriarch, succeeding the late Dinkha IV.
September 18 2015 The period of sede vacante ended, with Aprem Mooken having served as the custodian of the Patriarchate of Seleucia-Ctesiphon during the interim.
2012 Restructuring of the Eastern USA diocese, transitioning from a patriarchal archdiocese to a formal diocese.

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