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Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor | |
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| Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq | |
| Elected | June 26, 2010 |
| In office | 2011 – Present |
| Predecessor | Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 30, 1978 by Emmanuel Daddi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1951 Bakhdida, Iraq |
Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor (born June 18, 1951, Bakhdida, Iraq) is a Syriac Catholic cleric and the current archbishop of Baghdad.
Abba received his priestly ordination from Emmanuel Daddi, the former Archbishop of Mosul, on June 30, 1978. He was the chancellor of the Syriac Catholic Church leadership in the United States and Canada.
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