Back مار ماري عمانوئيل Arabic مار ماری ئیمانوێل CKB Mari Emmanuel German Μαρ Μάρι Εμμανουήλ Greek Mari Emmanuel Esperanto Mar Mari Emmanuel Spanish Mar Mari Emmanuel French Mari Emmanuel ID Mari Emmanuel Italian Mari Emmanuel LMO
Mari Emmanuel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Christ the Good Shepherd Church | |
 Mari Emmanuel in 2021 | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 July 2009 by Mar Yacoob Daniel |
| Consecration | 11 August 2011 by Mar Addai II |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Shlimon[1] 19 July 1970 |
| Denomination | Christ the Good Shepherd Church (2015–present) Ancient Church of the East (1970–2015) |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Mar Mari Emmanuel (born Robert Shlimon; 19 July 1970)[1] is an Iraqi-born, Assyrian Australian[2] prelate. He is the bishop of Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, New South Wales. In 2011, Emmanuel was ordained a bishop in the Ancient Church of the East, but was excommunicated in 2014. In 2015, he established an independent church in the Eastern Syriac tradition of Christianity.[3]
His sermons are live-streamed on the Facebook and YouTube channels of Christ the Good Shepherd Church, which have a combined following of 255,000 users. His popularity has garnered online fan pages with thousands of people following and showing their support for him. He has taken part in interviews on various conservative YouTube shows where he has spoken about religion and criticized homosexuality and the Australian COVID-19 policy.[3]
On 15 April 2024, Emmanuel and five others were stabbed at his church during a livestreamed sermon. The Police Commissioner of NSW Karen Webb, later declared it a terrorist attack. Emmanuel lost his right eye from the attack.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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Mar Mari Emmanuel is an Assyrian Christian bishop at Christ the Good Shepherd Church
- ^ a b c "What we know about Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was stabbed in the Sydney church attack". ABC News Australia. 16 April 2024.