In 2014, Pope Francis elevated Ashur Soro to Titular Bishop of Foraziana. He serves the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego, located in El Cajon, California. Ashur Soro previously served as a diocesan bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1984 until 2005. In 2008, he and 3,000 members of the Assyrian flock were reconciled with the Catholic Church and received into its communion. He has long championed the central role of St. Peter the Apostle in the Church.

1. Saint Peter - Foundation and
Builder of the Catholic Church
Ashur Soro

2. Introduction
 In 2014, Pope Francis elevated Ashur Soro to Titular Bishop of
Foraziana. He serves the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Saint
Peter the Apostle of San Diego, located in El Cajon, California.
Ashur Soro previously served as a diocesan bishop of the
Assyrian Church of the East from 1984 until 2005. In 2008, he
and 3,000 members of the Assyrian flock were reconciled with
the Catholic Church and received into its communion. He has
long championed the central role of St. Peter the Apostle in the
Church.
St. Peter was the first of the popes of the Catholic church, the
apostle of whom Jesus said in the Bible that he was the rock -
“petra” - upon which He would build His Church.
According to the New Testament, Peter was originally a
fisherman known as Simon Bar-Jona. He and his brother
Andrew worked in partnership with John and James in a
fishing enterprise along the northern shores of the Sea of
Galilee. All would go on to become apostles.

3. Saint Peter
 The Gospel of John emphasizes Peter’s deep love
for Jesus and his loyalty to Him. Although Peter was
the apostle who denied knowing Jesus when it
became dangerous to be associated with Him, he
later repented and thus grew into an effective leader
who held the disciples together after Jesus’ death,
resurrection and acention to heaven.
Historian Michael Grant is among the writers on the
life of St. Peter. His 1995 book, Saint Peter: A
Biography, shows Peter as both a church leader and
as an ordinary human being, and remains accessible
for the general reader.