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Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly

Deceased

Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
6 Oct 1927Born
21 Dec 195225.2Ordained PriestPriest of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
7 Dec 196235.1SelectedAuxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
7 Dec 196235.1AppointedTitular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia
26 Dec 196235.2ConfirmedAuxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
19 Apr 196335.5Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia
6 May 196739.5AppointedTitular Archbishop of Kaskar dei Caldie
199769.2AppointedCurial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
24 Oct 200275.0RetiredCurial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Dec 200376.1ConfirmedPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Dec 200376.1SelectedPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Dec 200376.1ConfirmedArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Dec 200376.1SelectedArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
24 Nov 200780.1Elevated to Cardinal
19 Dec 201285.2RetiredPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
19 Dec 201285.2RetiredArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
8 Apr 201486.5DiedPatriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

MicroData Summary
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly
(born , died )
Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia}

EventPlace
Birth PlaceTelkaif, Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean)
Ordained BishopSt. Joseph Chaldean, Church, Baghdad, Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Death PlaceHospital, San Diego, CA, Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
Buried Place (Original)Holy Sepulcher Catholic, Cemetery, Southfield, MI, Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

  • a priest for 61.2 years
  • a bishop for 50.9 years
  • a cardinal for 6.3 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

External Link(s):

Source(s):
  • b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 107, Number 9,386
  • r: Bollettino, 19 Dec 2012
  • d: CB, 9 Apr 2014
  • ob/c2/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 218, Deceased Cardinals (back)
  • d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 221, Necrology (back)
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1963, Number 36

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