Emmanuel Yosip Explained

Diocese:Canada
Church:Assyrian Church of the East ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ
Alma Mater:University of Toronto
Bishop of Canada
Term Start:3 June 1990
Birth Place:Baghdad, Iraq
Birth Name:Emmanuel Rehana Yosip
Honorific Prefix:His Grace Dr. Mar
Nationality:Assyrian
Occupation:Cleric
Ordained By:Mar Dinkha IV
Rank:Bishop
Religion:Assyrian Church of the East
Residence:Toronto, Canada
Ordination:3 June 1990

Mar Emmanuel Yosip (; born Emmanuel Rehana Yosip) is a Christian Bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East, presiding over the Diocese of Canada.[1]

Early life

Emmanuel Rehana Yosip was born in 1958 in Iraq to a devout Christian family. He subsequently moved to the United States where he was ordained a deacon in 1981, and a priest in 1984 at Mar Gewargis Cathedral (St. George Cathedral) in Chicago, Illinois.

Education

Mar Emmanuel obtained his PhD in Syriac studies from the University of Toronto in 2015.[2] His doctoral dissertation is titled The Book of Resh Melle by Yohannan Bar Penkaye: An Introduction to the Text and Study of its Literary Genres.[3] He also holds a master's degree in Near and Middle Eastern civilizations from the same university,[4] as well as a Master of Divinity.

Tenure as Bishop

On 3 June 1990, Emmanuel Rehana Yosip was consecrated as Bishop of Canada by Mar Dinkha IV, taking the name Mar Emmanuel Yosip.

Advocacy

As Bishop, Mar Emmanuel has been an activist in the awareness of the plight of the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. On 9 December 2014, he spoke with The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in a meeting on "Canada's Response to the Violence, Religious Persecution and Dislocation Caused by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)".[5]

Diocese of Canada

Parishes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CNEWA Canada - The Assyrian Church of the East. www.cnewa.ca. 2019-07-08.
  2. Web site: His Grace Mar Emmanuel Yosip Awarded Doctorate in Canada. 2015-06-14. Assyrian Church News. 2019-07-08.
  3. The Book of Resh Melle by Yoḥannan bar Penkaye: an Introduction to the Text and a Study of its Literary Genres. November 2015. Thesis. Emmanuel Joseph. Mar-Emmanuel.
  4. Web site: Assyrian Persian Poet Robert David - Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20090401185258/http://www.robertdavood.com/. 2009-04-01. dead. 2009-12-04.
  5. Web site: Notice of Meeting - FAAE (41-2) - No. 40 - House of Commons of Canada. www.ourcommons.ca. 2019-07-08.