Bishop Jean Kurio †

Deceased

Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Apr 1875		Born
9 Sep 1900	25.4	Ordained Priest	Priest
24 Nov 1941	66.6	Appointed	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
1 Feb 1942	66.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
24 Apr 1946	71.0	Died	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

MicroData Summary
Jean Kurio
Bishop Jean Kurio
(born 15 Apr 1875, died 24 Apr 1946)
Bishop of Amadiyah

Event Place
Birth Place Alquosh

a priest for 45.6 years
a bishop for 4.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Jean Nissan †
Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean)
Archbishop Hormisdas Étienne Djibri †
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Joseph Cheikho † (1944)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64778039

Source(s):

b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 107, Number 9,370
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1942, Number 7

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