Rabban al-Qas
Rabban al-Qas (born July 1, 1949 ) is an Iraqi clergyman and Chaldean Catholic bishop of Amadiyah .
In 1973 he was ordained a priest. Since 2002 he has been Bishop of Amediye (in the northern part of Iraq) for the Chaldean Catholic Church . On February 1, 2002, Raphael I. Bidawid , the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church, was ordained Bishop of Amadiyah . Co- consecrators were the Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk , André Sana , and the Chaldean Bishop of Alquosh , Abdul-Ahad Sana . From 2007 to 2010 he was also the administrator of the Erbil Archepark . Since 2013 he has been bishop of the united diocese of Zaku and Amadiyah . In June 2020, the Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Cardinal Sako repealed the union of the dioceses and restored the Diocese of Amadiyah as an independent diocese with the previous Bishop Rabban al-Qas.
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- ↑ Separazione dell'Eparchia di Zakho (Iraq) because quella di Amadiyah e nomina del Vescovo di dell'Eparchia Zakho (Iraq). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 27, 2020, accessed June 27, 2020 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Qas, Rabban al- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Chaldean Catholic Bishop of Amadiyah |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1949 |