Archbishop Jules Georges Kandela †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq

Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Pieria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Dec 1889		Born
15 Jun 1913	23.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
26 Apr 1951	61.3	Selected	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
12 May 1951	61.4	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
12 May 1951	61.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Cephas
15 Aug 1951	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Cephas
20 Feb 1952	62.2	Selected	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
7 Mar 1952	62.2	Confirmed	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
23 Aug 1959	69.7	Resigned	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
23 Aug 1959	69.7	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Pieria
15 Apr 1980	90.3	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq

MicroData Summary
Jules Georges Kandela
Archbishop Jules Georges Kandela
(born 3 Dec 1889, died 15 Apr 1980)
Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul

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

Event Place
Birth Place Mossul
Ordained Bishop Baghdad

a priest for 66.8 years
a bishop for 28.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Cardinal Tappouni †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Iwannis (Youhanna) Gandour †
Titular Archbishop of Bostra
Archbishop Iwannis Georges Stété †
Archbishop of Damas (Syrian)
Bishop Hanna Hebbé †
Titular Bishop of Urima
Bishop Basile Ephrem Hikary (Hykary) †
Titular Bishop of Amastris
Archbishop Raboula Youssef Bakhache †
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Siri
Archbishop Denys Pierre Hindié †
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Cardinal Tappouni † (1913)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
Patriarch Ignace Denis Ephrem Rahmani (Rahamani) † (1887)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
Patriarch Ignace George Chelhot (Scelhot) † (1862)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
Patriarch Ignace Antoine (Jules) Samhiri † (1826)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
[Jacobite Patriarch Ignatius George V Sayar] †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q4212299

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 210, Number 17,410
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1951, Number 77

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