Archbishop Joseph Cheikho †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran

Titular Archbishop of Rew-Ardashir dei Caldei

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Apr 1894		Born
24 Dec 1923	29.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
22 May 1944	50.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
11 Jun 1944	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
7 Mar 1970	75.9	Retired	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
7 Mar 1970	75.9	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Amida
22 Aug 1970	76.3	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Rew-Ardashir dei Caldei
20 Dec 1979	85.7	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran

MicroData Summary
Joseph Cheikho
Archbishop Joseph Cheikho
(born 3 Apr 1894, died 20 Dec 1979)
Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Mardin

a priest for 55.9 years
a bishop for 35.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Hormisdas Étienne Djibri †
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Jean Nissan †
Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean)
Bishop Jean Kurio †
Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean)
Archbishop Athanase Cyrille Georges Dallal †
Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Hormisdas Étienne Djibri † (1902)
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (1892)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (1874)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Joseph VI Audu † (1825)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Augustin Hindi † (1804)
Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Bishop Isaie Jesu-Yab-Jean Guriel † (1795)
Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Youhanan VIII Hormez †
Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Zaya Dachtou † (1951)
Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi † (1967)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64636699

Source(s):

b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 107, Number 9,371
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1944, Number 28

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