▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁T ou ma ▁Mari ▁family ▁of ▁Bart alla ▁village ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁Ord in ations ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁by ▁Patri arch ▁Ign ati us ▁E lias ▁III ▁and ▁priest ▁by ▁Patri arch ▁Ign ati us ▁Afr am ▁I ▁B ars ou m . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁Ker ala , ▁India , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁as ▁Rab ban ▁ ʿ Ab del ▁Ah ad ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mal ph ono ▁( te acher ) ▁at ▁the ▁Mor ▁Ign ati os ▁Day ro . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁Mor ▁E ph rem ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Mos ul ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁and ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁Patri arch ▁after ▁Patri arch ▁Ign ati us ▁Afr am ▁I ▁B ars ou m ▁died . ▁ ▁Church ▁in ▁India ▁▁ ▁Patri arch ▁Ya ʿ qu b ▁worked ▁act ively ▁for ▁co operation ▁among ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Orth odox ▁Church es ▁and ▁the ▁recon c ili ation ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁India . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁visited ▁Mal ank ara ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁Augen ▁Tim othe ous ▁as ▁C athol icos ▁to ▁establish