André Sana (20 December 1920 – 8 May 2013) was an
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Born in
Araden, Iraq, he was ordained a priest on 15 May 1945. He was elected Bishop of the
Catholic Diocese of Aqra (Chaldean Rite) on 20 June 1957, and was consecrated bishop on 6 October 1957. He was elected bishop of the
Catholic Diocese of Kirkuk (Chaldean Rite) on 14 December 1977 until his retirement on 27 September 2003.
1920 births
2013 deaths
20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
21st-century Eastern Catholic archbishops
Iraqi Eastern Catholics
Iraqi archbishops
Chaldean Catholics
Chaldean archbishops
Place of death missing
People from Dohuk Province
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