Mar Awa III (born David Royel) is the 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East[1] (Classical Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ‎). He previously served as the Secretary of the Holy Synod, is one of five trustees of the Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization (ACERO),[2] and is President of both the Commission on Inter-Church Relations and Educational Development (CIRED),[3] and of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Assyrian Church of the East Youth Association (ACEYA) of the United States of America.