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Mor Ignatios Zakka I Iwas was born in
1932 in Mosul, Iraq. He completed his high school education at
St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox School and entered the Mor Aphrem
theological school at Mosul in 1946 where he completed his
education in 1954. He was ordained priest and became a monk in
1947. Later he completed a Masters degree in English at City
University of New York and a Master's degree in Pastoral
Theology at General Theological Seminary, New York. He was
ordained Metropolitan Mor Severius Zakka by
Patriarch Yacqub III
in 1963. In 1964, Mor Severious discovered the remains of St.
Thomas in the sanctuary wall of the church at Mosul. In 1969,
Mor Severious became the Metropolitan of Baghdad, where he also
served as the Head of Syriac Studies and a member of the
educational academy. Mor Severius also served as a member of the
World Council of Churches. On September 14, 1980, Mor Severius
was consecrated the Patriarch of Antioch by name Ignatius Zakka
I, in a rite officiated by Catholicos of the East,
Mor Baselius Paulos II
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