 Also known as Paul Faraj Rahho and Paulos Faradsch Raho , he was an ethnic Assyrian , born in Mosul , where he lived almost his entire life . The city of Mosul has a long established community of Chaldean Catholics . Rahho came to worldwide attention in 2008 when he was kidnapped by gunmen and subsequently found dead in Mosul , an event that drew condemnation from the Vatican and foreign governments . 
