Patriarch Mar Ephrem second mourns Archbishop Mar Athanasius Afram Barsoum in a Statement

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, their Eminences the Archbishops, members of the Holy Synod of Antioch, the Archdiocese of Beirut
mourn the thrice blessed Archbishop Mor Athanasius Aphrem Barsoum, Patriarchal Counselor and Former Archbishop of Beirut, who passed away on Thursday January 14, 2016 in the USA.
The Funeral Service will be held at Mor Aphrem Church in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on Tuesday January 19, 2016.
May his memory be eternal.