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 | | - Bishop Mar Meelis Zaia of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, Secretary of the Holy Synod; he resides in Fairfield, New [South Wales]. |
 | | In this brief article, it would be useful to provide some information on the Assyrian Church of the East, to put the present meeting in context and to understand the reasons for the commitment of the Holy Father and the Patriarch to promoting and deepening their mutual relations. |
 | | The Assyrian Church of the East currently numbers about 400,000 faithful divided into 90 parishes in Iraq (and in territories of the former Soviet Union), India, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Europe, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. |
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