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Paul II Cheikho
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
ChurchChaldean Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBabylon
SeeBabylon of the Chaldeans
InstalledDecember 13, 1958
Term endedApril 13, 1989
PredecessorYousef VII Ghanima
SuccessorRaphael I Bidawid
Orders
OrdinationFebr 16, 1930 (Priest)
ConsecrationMay 4, 1947 (Bishop)
by Hormisdas Djibri
Personal details
Born
Paul Cheikho

November 19, 1906
Alqosh
DiedApril 13, 1989(1989-04-13) (aged 82)
ResidenceIraq

Mar Paul II Cheikho † (Syriac: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܫܝܟܘ, Arabic: بولس الثاني شيخو) (November 19, 1906–April 13, 1989) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1989.

Life

An ethnic Chaldean,[1][2] he was born on November 19, 1906, in Alqosh and was ordained a priest on February 16, 1930. On May 4, 1947, he was ordained Bishop of Akra, Iraq, at the age of 40, by the Archbishop of Kirkuk Hormisdas Etienne Djibri.

From 1957 until his appointment as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in 1958 Paul Cheikho served as bishop of Aleppo, Syria. He was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church from 1958 until his death on April 13, 1989. He replaced Patriarch Yousef VII Ghanima and was followed by Raphael I Bidawid.

Notes

  1. ^ "About the Chaldean Church – Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle U.S.A". Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  2. ^ "خلاصة تاريخ الكنيسة الكلدانية". Retrieved 2021-04-02.

References

Religious titles Preceded byYousef VII Ghanima(1947–1958) Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church 1958–1989 Succeeded byRaphael I Bidawid (1989–2003)
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