Patriarch of ‘world’s largest family’ dead
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Zion-a Chana, chief of a Christian cult, had 39 wives and 94 children.
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Ziona Chana along with his first wife Zathiangi (R) at Baktawng village in Serchhip district of Mizoram on 28 October 2011. | Photo Credit:
RITU RAJ KONWAR
Zion-a Chana, chief of a Christian cult, had 39 wives and 94 children.
Zion-a Chana, patriarch of a Christian cult who held the world record for being the head of the world’s largest family, passed away at a private hospital in Aizawl on Sunday. He was 76.
Members of his family said he had been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. He was unable to eat since June 7 and went into a coma on June 11.
Ziona was the leader of a Christian sect, called Chana pawl, which allowed its male members to be polygamous. Some 400 families are said to be its adherents.