With great sorrow we received news of the passing of His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, 122nd Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, who entered eternal rest on Friday, March 21, 2014 in Germany.
Upon hearing the sad news, H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate, was in telephone communication with H.E. Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan, Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Western United States to express condolences to the Syriac Church leadership and faithful on this great loss.
In respect to the memory of His Holiness, the Oriental Orthodox Churches Sunday School annual gathering and Bible competition, which was scheduled for Saturday, March 29th, has been postponed.
