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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Pope Francis has appointed a new archbishop to lead the Chaldean Church in Mosul. Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa was elected Archbishop of Mosul by the synod of bishops of the Chaldean Church and the pope assented to the appointment, the Vatican announced on Saturday. Fr. Najib, 63, was born in Mosul and worked in the oil industry before going to France to study for the priesthood. He was ordained a priest in the Dominican order in 1987 and then returned to Mosul. http://bit.ly/2Rnp071 http://bit.ly/2Rnp071+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra