Archbishop Raphaël I Bidawid †

Deceased

Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)

Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Apr 1922		Born	Mossul
22 Oct 1944	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Jun 1957	35.2	Appointed	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
6 Oct 1957	35.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
2 Mar 1966	43.9	Appointed	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
21 May 1989	67.1	Appointed	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
21 May 1989	67.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
11 Jun 1989	67.2	Confirmed	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
7 Jul 2003	81.2	Died	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

a priest for 58.7 years
a bishop for 45.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Souleyman Sayegh †
Archbishop Gabriel Ganni †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Raphaël I Bidawid † (1957)
Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima † (1925)
Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.
Archbishop Hanna Markho †
Archbishop Ramzi Garmou
Archbishop Djibrail Kassab
Archbishop Jacques Ishaq
Archbishop Yacoub Denha Scher †
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho
Bishop Shlemon Warduni
Bishop Michel Kassarji
Bishop Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli
Bishop Rabban Al-Qas
Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi
Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly
Archbishop Thomas Michel Bidawid †
Archbishop Gabriel Batta †
Archbishop Gabriel Koda †
Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi †
Bishop Curiacos Moussess †
Bishop Joseph Babana †
Archbishop Georges F. Garmou †
Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D.
Bishop Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf

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