Aprim Khamis Explained

Diocese:	Western United States
Church:	Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ
Bishop of Western United States
Honorific Prefix:	His Grace Mar
Nationality:	Assyrian
Occupation:	Cleric
Rank:	Bishop
Religion:	Assyrian Church of the East
Residence:	Phoenix, United States
Aprim Khamis

Mar Aprim Khamis is the Assyrian Church of the East Bishop of the Western United States.^[1] Mar Aprim Khamis was ordained as a Bishop (along with Mar Daniel Yakob) on 2 March 1973 as Bishop for Basra. He left the diocese in the same year and transferred to become Bishop of the United States and Canada. Since 1994, Mar Aprim has been serving as Bishop for the Diocese of Western United States, with his See in Phoenix, Arizona.

Diocese of Western United States

Parishes

• Mar Patros (St. Peter) Cathedral - Glendale, Arizona
• Mart Mariam (St. Mary) Parish - Tarzana, California
• Mar Yosip (Yosip Khnanisho) Parish - Gilbert, Arizona
• Mar Benyamin Shimun Parish - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Mar Gewargis Mission - New Hall, California
• Mar Paulus (St. Paul) Parish - Anaheim, California
• Mar Rabban Hormizd Parish - Spring Valley, California
• Mar Yacoub Mission - Carrolton, Texas

See also

• Assyrian Church of the East
• Assyrian Church of the East's Holy Synod

Notes and References

1. News: Daniel Gonzalez . Gonzalez . VALLEY IRAQIS JUBILANT MANY DISAGREE ON PUNISHMENT . Dec 15, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104223314/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/azcentral/access/1818937881.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+15,+2003&author=Daniel+Gonzalez&pub=Arizona+Republic&desc=VALLEY+IRAQIS+JUBILANT+MANY+DISAGREE+ON+PUNISHMENT&pqatl=google . dead . November 4, 2012 . Arizona Republic . A.11 . 2011-01-02 . Bishop Mar Aprim Khamis, who oversees the Assyrian Catholic Church in the western United States, said he believes Saddam's capture is an act of God..