Soro was baptized in the Assyrian Church of the East. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1982 and to the episcopate in 1984 by Mar Dinkha IV.[1] He served the Assyrian eparchy of the Western United States, and subsequently the eparchy of California. Mar Bawai was one of the few theologians of the Assyrian Church, and so was assigned responsibility for leading the theological dialogue with the Catholic Church which produced the joint Christological Declaration in 1994, resolving a 1500-year-old theological dispute and the principal reason for schism between the Churches in the first place.
However, after two decades of successful dialogue made clear that there were no obstacles to full communion, the patriarchal synod suspended the official dialogue in 2004. Soro was suspended in November 2005 for alleged "rebellion of dogma," after attempting to usurp the diocese by incorporating several Churches under his name, and barring Church leadership from the properties.[3][4] In 2007, after numerous lawsuits, Soro was ordered by the Supreme Court of California to surrender all Church property, and was formally laicized and defrocked by the Assyrian Holy Synod in 2008.[5][6][7]
Bishop Mar Bawai Soro (along with nearly one thousand Assyrian Christian families) was received into communion with the Chaldean Catholic Church in May 2008. In 2010, he was invited back to the Angelicum as a visiting professor of Aramaic Christian history.
^Mar Aprem (2004). Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV: The Man and His Message / ܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ. Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute. Trichur, Kerala, India: Mar Narsai Press. p. 58. ISBN978-81-902205-0-7.
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^Baumer, Christoph (5 September 2016). The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity. ISBN9781838609344.
bawai, soro, born, march, 1954, former, eparch, chaldean, catholic, church, chaldean, catholic, eparchy, addai, toronto, excellency, most, reverendeparch, torontochurchchaldean, catholic, churchdiocesechaldean, catholic, eparchy, addai, torontoappointedoctober. Bawai Soro born March 3 1954 is the former Eparch of the Chaldean Catholic Church for the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto His Excellency The Most ReverendBawai SoroEparch of TorontoChurchChaldean Catholic ChurchDioceseChaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of TorontoAppointedOctober 31 2017InstalledNovember 29 2017RetiredSeptember 11 2021PredecessorEmanuel Hana ShaletaSuccessorRobert Saeed JarjisOther post s Spiritual Director Seminary of Mar Abba the GreatOrdersOrdinationFebruary 21 1982ConsecrationOctober 21 1984 by the patriarch Mar Dinkha IVPersonal detailsBorn 1954 03 03 March 3 1954 age 70 Kirkuk IraqPrevious post s Auxiliary Eparch of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San DiegoTitular Bishop of Foratiana Styles of Bawai SoroReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleHis GraceReligious styleEparch Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Episcopal successionBiography editSoro was baptized in the Assyrian Church of the East He was ordained to the priesthood in 1982 and to the episcopate in 1984 by Mar Dinkha IV 1 He served the Assyrian eparchy of the Western United States and subsequently the eparchy of California Mar Bawai was one of the few theologians of the Assyrian Church and so was assigned responsibility for leading the theological dialogue with the Catholic Church which produced the joint Christological Declaration in 1994 resolving a 1500 year old theological dispute and the principal reason for schism between the Churches in the first place While still an Assyrian bishop Mar Bawai pursuing studies first at the Catholic University of America in Washington then earned a doctorate in ecumenism from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome in 2002 2 However after two decades of successful dialogue made clear that there were no obstacles to full communion the patriarchal synod suspended the official dialogue in 2004 Soro was suspended in November 2005 for alleged rebellion of dogma after attempting to usurp the diocese by incorporating several Churches under his name and barring Church leadership from the properties 3 4 In 2007 after numerous lawsuits Soro was ordered by the Supreme Court of California to surrender all Church property and was formally laicized and defrocked by the Assyrian Holy Synod in 2008 5 6 7 Bishop Mar Bawai Soro along with nearly one thousand Assyrian Christian families was received into communion with the Chaldean Catholic Church in May 2008 In 2010 he was invited back to the Angelicum as a visiting professor of Aramaic Christian history Pope Francis controversially appointed Soro auxiliary eparch for the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego on January 11 2014 8 9 On October 31 2017 Pope Francis appointed Soro as eparch of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto 10 He was installed on November 29 2017 On September 11 2021 he resignation was accepted by Pope Francis 11 See also editPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Canada Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences edit Mar Aprem 2004 Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV The Man and His Message ܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ Beth Mardutho The Syriac Institute Trichur Kerala India Mar Narsai Press p 58 ISBN 978 81 902205 0 7 Bawai Soro providencemag com 27 January 2020 Assyrian Church Wins Two year Court Battle www aina org Retrieved 2021 12 15 Zinda 12 November 2007 www zindamagazine com Retrieved 2021 12 15 Baumer Christoph 5 September 2016 The Church of the East An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity ISBN 9781838609344 Court document courts ca gov Zaia Mar Joseph Meelis July 7 2007 Press Release Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian News Agency AssyriaTimes com Archived from the original on August 29 2007 Retrieved April 17 2024 Bishop Bawai Ashur Soro Retrieved August 9 2017 Chaldeans celebrate pope s acceptance San Diego Union Tribune 2014 01 15 Retrieved 2021 12 15 Pope Francis Names New Bishop of Chaldean Eparchy of Toronto Retrieved October 31 2017 Resignations and Appointments 11 09 2021 Retrieved 11 September 2021 Episcopal succession editCatholic Church titles Preceded byEmanuel Hana Shaleta Eparch of Toronto2017 Present Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded by Auxiliary Eparch of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego2014 2017 Succeeded by nbsp This article about a Catholic bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bawai Soro amp oldid 1219390755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
