On November 27, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II consecrated the altar of Mor Jacob of Saroug at Mor Jacob of Saroug Monastery in Warburg.During the consecration, His Holiness was assisted by their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Philoxenus Mattias Nayis, Patriarchal Vicar in Germany, Mor Gregorius Joseph, Metropolitan of Cochin and Metropolitan Trustee of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India, Mor Dionysius Issa Gurbuz, Patriarchal Vicar in Switzerland and Austria, Mor Philoxenus Saliba Ozmen, Archbishop of Mardin and Diyarbakir. Also their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Theophilus Georges Saliba, Archbishop of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli, Mor Dioscoros Benjamin Atas, Patriarchal Vicar in Sweden, Mor Theethose Yeldho, Archbishop of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese in Northern America, Mor Theophilos Kuryakos, Metropolitan of MSOT Seminary and Patriarchal Vicar in Europe, Mor Nicolaos Matta Abdelahad, Patriarchal Vicar in Spain, Mor Justinos Boulos Safar, Patriarchal Vicar in Zahleh and Beqaa, Mor Julius Hanna Aydin, Director of the Foreign Relations in Germany, Mor Dionysius Jean Kawak, Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States of America, Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, Kurdistan and Environs, Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Archbishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs, Mor George Kourieh, Patriarchal Vicar in Belgium, France and Luxembourg, Mor Anthimos Jack Yakoub, Patriarchal Vicar for Youth Affairs and Christian Education, Mor Cyril Babi, Patriarchal Vicar for the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus, and Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director, attended the consecration.After the consecration, His Holiness blessed the faithful with the relics of Mor Jacob of Saroug which were brought from St. Mary Church in Diyarbakir for this special day. At the end of the consecration, His Holiness bestowed a pectoral cross for Rev. Raban Cyrillos Masoudi as a token of appreciaton for his ministry and service.
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