Photos: Ordination ceremony for bishop held in Tehran


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09/14/10

Photos: Ordination ceremony for bishop held in Tehran

Photos by Ra'ouf Mohseni, Mehr News Agency

Tehran - Mar Narsai Benjamin was ordained as a bishop in Tehran by Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Khanania Dinkha IV. The ordination was conducted in Iran after 48 years.Ordination ceremony for bishop held in Tehran.

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