Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian)
The Holy Father has granted his assent to the election by the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians of the Reverend Qusay Mubarak Abdullah (Younan) Hano as archbishop of Mosul of the Syrians, Iraq. Curriculum vitae Msgr. Younan Hano was born in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on 10 September 1982. After studying nursing, he began his seminary training, first in Baghdad and then in Lebanon, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology at Saint-Esprit University. Following his priestly ordination on 29 June 2011, for the archeparchy of Mosul of the Syrians, he served as vicar of the Mar Jacob parish in Qaraqosh, special secretary to the archbishop, then after the invasion of the Nineveh Plain he took care of the displaced Syrians at the Mar Shmoni Church in Erbil, and for two years was protosyncellus of the archeparchy. His other assignments include teaching Holy Scripture, editing a radio programme, representing the Iraqi Church in the Middle East Council of Churches, and working with the Inter-Ritual Court in Erbil. Since 2019 he has been in Rome to pursue doctoral studies in biblical theology. In addition to Syriac and Arabic, he also knows English and Italian.