Msgr. Thair Sheikh
04/11/2001 Ordained as an evangelist deacon at the priestly monastery in preparation for priestly ordination.
11/01/2002 Ordained a priest in Baghdad.
24/06/2002 Graduated from the Babylonian Pontifical College in Baghdad with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Theology.
01/08/2002 Appointed as a parish priest at the Church of Divine Wisdom in the Suliq area of Baghdad and assistant director of the seminary in the Apostles’ Monastery (junior section).
01/05/2005 Appointed as a parish priest at the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Habibiya area.
01/08/2009 Appointed as a parish priest at the Sacred Heart Church in the Karada area, Hay El-Wehda.
01/05/2006 Appointed as the director of the educational institute in Baghdad.
01/08/2009 Sent to complete his studies at the Oriental Institute of the Jesuit Fathers in Rome, Italy.
15/10/2012 Obtained a Master’s degree in Canon Law from the Oriental Institute of the Jesuit Fathers in Rome and returned to pastoral service in Baghdad.
01/04/2013 Appointed as a priest at the Sacred Heart Church and director of the educational institute in Baghdad and lecturer in Canon Law at the Babylonian Pontifical College of Philosophy and Theology in Iraq. He also held the position of judge at the Unified Catholic Ecclesiastical Court and later became the head of the Unified Catholic Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal.
Lecturer in an engagement preparation course.
01/10/2018 Appointed as a parish priest at the Church of Our Lady Guardian of Plants, in Melbourne, Australia.
18/10/2019 Received episcopal ordination in the Church of Our Lady Guardian of Plants, in Melbourne.
Father Thair speaks four languages (Arabic, Chaldean, Italian, and English).
Fr. Jalil Mansour
Born in Mosul on January 3, 1956
Studied at the Mosul Seminary from 1967 to 1976
Ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Miskinta on December 8, 1991
Graduated from the College of Agriculture and Forestry in 1980, majoring in forestry
Served as an assistant to Fr. Yuhanna Issa at the Church of the Virgin Mary from 1992 to 1993
Served as a pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in the neighborhoods of Al-Zuhur, Al-Muharibeen, and Al-Tahrir from 1993 to 1998
Served at the Victory Monastery in the Arab Quarter of Mosul for several years
Served as a pastor at the Church of the Holy Spirit from 1998 to 2002
Also served as an assistant secretary to the bishop at the Mosul diocese and as an assistant for the service of St. Paul’s Church and pastoral matters for Miskinta until 2003
Member of the Educational Committee for Engaged Couples and then became the president since 2006
Spiritual advisor for the prison ministry in Mosul from 1997 to 2005
Served as an assistant priest at St. George’s Church in Melbourne from 2017 to 2022
President of the Family Committee for Engaged Couples since 2019 until now
Currently serves as an assistant priest at the Church of Our Lady Guardian of Plants, in Melbourne since 2022
Current Responsibilities:
– Head of the Family Committee in the Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle in Australia and New Zealand
– Spiritual advisor for the Sacred Heart Brotherhood
– Spiritual advisor for prayer groups held in homes in Melbourne at the request of the faithful families
Fr. Jalil Mansour is fluent in Arabic, Chaldean, French, and English.
