Background
Matoka, Matti Shaba was born on June 19, 1930 in Bartella, Iraq. Son of Shaba and Messe (Zako) Matoka.
Matoka, Matti Shaba was born on June 19, 1930 in Bartella, Iraq. Son of Shaba and Messe (Zako) Matoka.
Diploma in French Arabic/Syriac Literature, Syro-Benedictine Seminary, Jerusalem, 1948; Licence in Philosophy and Theology, Seminary of Charfe, Lebanon, 1954.
Teacher, rector, Seminary of Charfe, 1956-1959; secretary, Diocese of Mosul, 1959-1961; secretary, Diocese of Baghdad, 1961-1979; auxiliary bishop, Diocese of Baghdad, 1979-1983; archbishop, Diocese of Baghdad, since 1983; M C.