Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas
Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas | |
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| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
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| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| See | Babylon of the Chaldeans |
| Installed | July 9, 1900 |
| Term ended | July 21, 1947 |
| Predecessor | Audishu V Khayyath |
| Successor | Yousef VII Ghanima |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 10, 1879 (Priest) |
| Consecration | July 24, 1892 (Bishop) by Eliya Abulyonan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yousef Emmanuel Thomas August 8, 1852 |
| Died | July 21, 1947 (aged 94) |
| Residence | Iraq |
Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas (August 8, 1852 - July 21, 1947) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1900 until his death in 1947.
Life[edit]
He was born on August 8, 1852, in Alqosh, An ethnic Chaldean[1][2][3] he studied in the Ghazir Seminary in Lebanon and was ordained priest on July 10, 1879. On July 24, 1892, he was ordained Bishop of Seert, now in Turkey, by patriarch Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonan. He was appointed Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on the July 9, 1900, and confirmed by the Holy See on December 17 of the same year. He served as patriarch till his death on July 21, 1947. He replaced Patriarch Audishu V Khayyath and was followed by Yousef VII Ghanima.
References[edit]
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