Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Syrian Patriach

IwasHis Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East. His Holiness passed away on March 21, 2014. after suffering a massive heart attack while in Germany working on health concerns.

His Holiness was the 122st patriarch having been elected in 1980. He was a successor to Saint Peter.

May God be merciful and memory be eternal.