Paul II Cheikho explained

Paul II Cheikho
Birth Name:Paul Cheikho
Church:Chaldean Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Babylon
See:Babylon of the Chaldeans
Patriarch Of:Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Residence:Iraq
Enthroned:December 13, 1958
Ended:April 13, 1989
Predecessor:Yousef VII Ghanima
Successor:Raphael I Bidawid
Birth Date:November 19, 1906
Birth Place:Alqosh
Ordination:Febr 16, 1930 (Priest)
Consecration:May 4, 1947 (Bishop)
Consecrated By:Hormisdas Djibri

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 Assyrian,[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.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Chaldean Church – Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle U.S.A. 2021-04-02. en-US.
  2. Web site: خلاصة تاريخ الكنيسة الكلدانية. 2021-04-02. en-US.