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This is a list of The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, the leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Church or the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Catholic Churches Particular_church#Autonomous_particular_Churches_or_Rites of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church....
 and one of the Patriarchs of the east
Patriarchs of the east

The Catholic Church patriarchs of the east are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular church....
 of the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
.

The term Chaldeans in this frame indicates the members of the Church of the East
Church of the East

Church of the East may refer to the Church centered in modern Syria and Iraq named Nestorianism in the Western world before it was divided into the three bodies below....
 in Full Communion
Full communion

Full communion is a term used in Christianity ecclesiology to describe the relationship of communion , with mutually recognized sharing of the same essential doctrines, between a Christian community and other communities or between that community and individuals....
 with the Holy See
Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church....
. This list continues from the Patriarchs of Babylon
List of Patriarchs of Babylon

The Patriarch of Assyria, also called the Assyrian Patriarch, is the leader and head bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East, formerly based in Mosul, Iraq, and now in exile in Chicago....
 of the Church of the East
Church of the East

Church of the East may refer to the Church centered in modern Syria and Iraq named Nestorianism in the Western world before it was divided into the three bodies below....
 that traces itself back from St. Thomas in the 1st century.

The Shimun line
In 1553 Mar Yohannan Sulaqa, willing to separate from the Church of the East's patriarchal See
Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral....
 of Alqosh
Alqosh

Alqosh or Alqush is one of the most famous Assyrians towns in Iraq. It is located 30 kilometers north of Mosul. The name Alqosh is derived from a compound Assyrian Akkadian name Eil-Kushtu, where...
, went to Rome asking for his appointment as patriarch: he was consecrated in St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian language as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City....
 on 9 April 1553. Mar Shimun IX Dinkha was the last patriarch of the Shimun line to be formally recognized by Rome.






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This is a list of The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon, the leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Church or the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Catholic Churches Particular_church#Autonomous_particular_Churches_or_Rites of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church....
 and one of the Patriarchs of the east
Patriarchs of the east

The Catholic Church patriarchs of the east are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular church....
 of the Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
.

The term Chaldeans in this frame indicates the members of the Church of the East
Church of the East

Church of the East may refer to the Church centered in modern Syria and Iraq named Nestorianism in the Western world before it was divided into the three bodies below....
 in Full Communion
Full communion

Full communion is a term used in Christianity ecclesiology to describe the relationship of communion , with mutually recognized sharing of the same essential doctrines, between a Christian community and other communities or between that community and individuals....
 with the Holy See
Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church....
. This list continues from the Patriarchs of Babylon
List of Patriarchs of Babylon

The Patriarch of Assyria, also called the Assyrian Patriarch, is the leader and head bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East, formerly based in Mosul, Iraq, and now in exile in Chicago....
 of the Church of the East
Church of the East

Church of the East may refer to the Church centered in modern Syria and Iraq named Nestorianism in the Western world before it was divided into the three bodies below....
 that traces itself back from St. Thomas in the 1st century.

Catholicoi and Patriarchs of Babylon for the Chaldeans


The Shimun line


In 1553 Mar Yohannan Sulaqa, willing to separate from the Church of the East's patriarchal See
Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral....
 of Alqosh
Alqosh

Alqosh or Alqush is one of the most famous Assyrians towns in Iraq. It is located 30 kilometers north of Mosul. The name Alqosh is derived from a compound Assyrian Akkadian name Eil-Kushtu, where...
, went to Rome asking for his appointment as patriarch: he was consecrated in St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian language as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City....
 on 9 April 1553.
  • 90 Mar Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa
    Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa

    Mar Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa was the first Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1553 to 1555.The Assyrian people Yohannan Sulaqa was elected by those who opposed the hereditary patriarchal succession and he took an unprecedented step in the Church of the East: he traveled to Rome, accepted the Catholic creed and was consecrat...
     (1553-1555) - fixed the See in Amid
  • 91 Mar Abdisho IV Maron
    Abdisho IV Maron

    Mar Abdisho IV Maron was the second Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1555 to 1570....
     (1555-1570) - moved the See near Siirt
    Siirt

    Siirt is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. Siirt urban center has a mixed population of Kurds, Turkish people, and Arabs....
    • vacant (1570-1572)
  • 92 Mar Yahballaha V (1572-1580)
  • 93 Mar Shimun IX Dinkha (1580-1600) - moved the See in Urmia
    Urmia

    Urmia or Orumieh , is the capital of the West Azerbaijan Province, a district and a city located in northwestern Iran. It is situated on the western side of Lake Urmia near the Turkey border....
Mar Shimun IX Dinkha was the last patriarch of the Shimun line to be formally recognized by Rome. He reintroduced the hereditary succession.
  • 94 Mar Shimun X Eliyah (1600-1638) - moved the See in Salmas
    Salmas

    Salmas or Salamas , also Shahpur, Dilman, and Dilmagan, is a city and a district in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran.The city's population is comprised of azery, which is much different than it was a century ago when the city had a substantial number of Armenian Iranians....
  • 95 Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow (1638-1656)
  • 96 Mar Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656-1662)
  • 97 Mar Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662-1692) - moved the See in Qochanis
    Qochanis

    Konak is a village in the north of Hakk?ri Province, about 20 km NE of the provincial capital Hakkari, in the southeastern corner of modern Turkey near the Greater Zab River....
In 1692 Mar Shimun XIII Dinkha broke formally the Communion
Full communion

Full communion is a term used in Christianity ecclesiology to describe the relationship of communion , with mutually recognized sharing of the same essential doctrines, between a Christian community and other communities or between that community and individuals....
 with Rome. Mar Shimun XIII continues to be patriarch and his successors are leaders of the body now known as Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East

The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East , currently presided over by Mar Dinkha IV, is a Christian particular church and one of the earliest to separate itself from communion with the Catholic Church ....
.

The Josephite line of Amid

The Chaldean Patriarchs based in Amid, now Diyarbakir, was started by Joseph I who in 1681 separated from the patriarchal See of Alqosh entering in Full Communion with Rome
  • 98 Mar Joseph I
    Joseph I (Chaldean Patriarch)

    Mar Joseph I was the first incumbent of the Josephite line of Church of the East, thus being considered the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1681 to 1696....
     (1681-1696)
  • 99 Mar Joseph II Sliba Maruf
    Joseph II (Chaldean Patriarch)

    Mar Joseph II Sliba Maruf was the second incumbent of the Josephite line of Church of the East, a little patriarchate in Full Communion with the pope active in the areas of Amid and Mardin in the 17th-19th century, thus being the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1696 to 1713....
     (1696-1713)
  • 100 Mar Joseph III Timothy Maroge
    Joseph III (Chaldean Patriarch)

    Mar Joseph III Timothy Maroge was the third incumbent of the Josephite line of Church of the East, a patriarchate in Full Communion with the pope mainly active in the areas of Amid and Mardin, thus being the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1713 to 1757....
     (1713-1757)
  • 101 Mar Joseph IV Lazare Hindi
    Joseph IV (Chaldean Patriarch)

    Mar Joseph IV Timotheus Lazar Hindi was the fourth incumbent of the Josephite line of Church of the East, a patriarchate in Full Communion with the pope mainly active in the areas of Amid and Mardin, thus being considered the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1757 to 1796....
     (1757-1780)
  • 102 Mar Joseph V Augustine Hindi (1780-1827); patriarchal administrator from 1802, apostolic delegate for the Patriarchate of Babylon from 1812, never formally recognized as patriarch by Rome.
    • vacant (1827-1830)
At the death of Augustine Hindi this See remained vacant and in 1830 merged with the Alqosh line in the person of Mar Yohannan Hormizd, thus forming the modern Chaldean Catholic Church.

The Alqosh/Mosul line

The patriarchal See of Alqosh
Alqosh

Alqosh or Alqush is one of the most famous Assyrians towns in Iraq. It is located 30 kilometers north of Mosul. The name Alqosh is derived from a compound Assyrian Akkadian name Eil-Kushtu, where...
, known in the 17th-18th century also as Eliya line, was the oldest and largest patriarchal See of the Church of the East, the only one existing patriarchal line before the 1553 split, and traces itself back from St. Thomas in the 1st-century. In 1610 Mar Eliyya VIII (1591-1617), Patriarch of the See of Alqosh, entered communion with the Catholic Church. Eliyya VIII, however died in 1617 and his successor quickly repudiated the union.

In 1778, with the death of Eliya XII (or XI) Denkha, the See of Alqosh divided between Mar Eliyya XIII Isho-Yab, not in communion with Rome, and his cousin Mar Yohannan VIII Eliyya Hormizd, who professed to be Catholic. In 1804, with the death of Eliyya Isho-Yab, Yohannan Hormizd remained the only incumbent of this ancient See. He was recognized patriarch by Rome only in 1830, after the merging of the Chaldean see of Amid, thus forming the modern Chaldean Catholic Church.
  • 103 Mar Yohannan VIII Hormizd
    Yohannan Hormizd

    Mar Yohannan VIII Hormizd Abuna ? was the last incumbent of the centuries-old see of Alqosh of the Church of the East and the first Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1830 to 1838....
     (1830-1838) - moved the See in Mosul
    Mosul

    Mosul is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linkin...
  • 104 Mar Nicholas I Zaya
    Nicholas I Zaya

    Mar Nicholas I Zaya ? was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1839 to 1846....
     (1839-1846)
  • 105 Mar Joseph VI Audo
    Joseph Audo

    Mar Joseph VI Audo ? was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1847 to 1878....
     (1847-1878)
  • 106 Mar Eliya Abulyonan
    Eliya Abulyonan

    Mar Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonan ? was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1878 to 1894....
     (1878-1894)
  • 107 Mar Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath
    Audishu V Khayyath

    Mar Audishu V Khayyath ? was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1894-1899. He was also a Syriac language scholar.He is remembered also as editor of the Mosul Edition of the Syriac Peshitta#Early Print Editions....
     (1894-1899)
  • 108 Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas
    Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas

    Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas ? was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1900-1947....
     (1900-1946)
  • 109 Mar Yousef VII Ghanima
    Yousef VII Ghanima

    Mar Yousef VII Ghanima ? was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1947-1958....
     (1946-1958) - moved the See in Baghdad
    Baghdad

    Baghdad is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous. With a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq, and the second largest city in the Arab World....
  • 110 Mar Paul II Cheikho
    Paul II Cheikho

    Mar Paul II Cheikho ? was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1958-1989....
     (1958-1989)
  • 111 Mar Raphael I Bidawid
    Raphael I Bidawid

    Mar Raphael I Bidawid ? was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1989-2003. He was also a Syriac scholar....
     (1989-2003)
    • Mar Shlemon Warduni
      Shlemon Warduni

      Bishop Mar Shlemon Warduni is Auxiliary Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon, Iraq, of the Chaldean Catholic Church. In 2003 he was the Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans....
       (2003) (      Locum Tenens)
  • 112 Mar Emmanuel III Karim-Delly
    Emmanuel III Delly

    Mar Emmanuel III Delly is the Catholic Chaldean Patriarchs of Babylon and Primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Churches sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church and a Cardinal ....
     (2003-Present)


See also

  • Patriarchs


External links

  • by Giga-Catholic Information
  • Eastern Uniate Patriarchs from World Statesmen.org