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Chaldean Seminary and Theology University Reopened


From mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>
Date Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:00:23 -0800

Chaldean Seminary and Theological University Reopened in Kurdistan

The Chaldean Church¹s two educational institutions, the Chaldean Major Seminary and Babel College, have moved from Baghdad and reopened in Ankawa, near Irbil, in Kurdistan. The move comes as a result of the growing insecurity in the capital city and other areas in Iraq. The decision to mov e was made official on January 4, 2007, after closing down the two institutions.

A mass was celebrated on this occasion by the rector of the Babel College. The College now counts 25 seminarians along with many other students studying theology and philosophy.

Middle East Council of Churches Office of International Ecumenical Relations P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon

Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary

mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb

+961-1-353-938 http://www.mec-churches.org/


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