Andraos Abouna

Andraos Abouna (23 March 1943 – 27 July 2010) was the Chaldean Catholic titular bishop of Hirta and the auxiliary bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon. He was an ethnic Assyrian.

Andraos Abouna
Bishop of Hirta
Andraos Abouna
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Diocese	Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
Elected	6 November 2002
In office	6 January 2003 – 27 July 2010
Orders
Ordination	5 June 1960
Consecration	6 January 2003
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-23)March 23, 1943 Bedare, Zakho, Iraq
Died	July 27, 2010(2010-07-27) (aged 67)
Nationality	Iraqi
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic Church
Occupation	Bishop
Education	St. Peter seminary

Biography

Abouna was born in 1943 in Bedare, Zakho, Iraq. At the age of 14, he left home to go to St. Peter seminary. He was then ordained to the priesthood on 5 June 1960. In 1961 he was appointed parish priest for the diocese of Basra. After the Six-Day War, he played a role in dialogue among muslims and christians in southern Iraq. He was named bishop on 6 November 2002 and was ordained on 6 January 2003.^[1]