Patriarch Paul III Amel (Shamon) Nona

Patriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Nov 1967		Born
11 Jan 1991	23.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq
5 May 2009	41.5	Selected	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
13 Nov 2009	42.0	Confirmed	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
8 Jan 2010	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
22 Jan 2010	42.2	Installed	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
15 Jan 2015	47.2	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
12 Apr 2026	58.4	Elected	Patriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
12 Apr 2026	58.4	Elected	Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

MicroData Summary
Paul III Amel (Shamon) Nona
Patriarch Paul III Amel (Shamon) Nona
(born 1 Nov 1967)
Patriarch of Baghdad

Ad Limina - February 2018: Bishop
Ad Limina - June 2019: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Alqosh, Eparchy of Alquoch (Chaldean)
Ordained Bishop Dair al Saidya, Monastery, Alqosh, Eparchy of Alquoch (Chaldean)

Please contact the Patriarch through the Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly †
Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt
Titular Archbishop of Ostra
Archbishop Jacques Ishaq †
Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei
Archbishop Louis Raphaël I Sako
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)
Bishop Shlemon Warduni
Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei
Bishop Andraos Abouna †
Titular Bishop of Hirta
Bishop Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli †
Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean)
Bishop Rabban Al-Qas †
Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean)
Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi
Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Cardinal Delly † (1963)
Archbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean)
Patriarch Paul II Cheikho † (1947)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Hormisdas Étienne Djibri † (1902)
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)
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 Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R. (2010)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Alqosh, Eparchy of Alquoch (Chaldean)
Ordained Bishop	Dair al Saidya, Monastery, Alqosh, Eparchy of Alquoch (Chaldean)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 31149485914093421912
WikiData: Q449757

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 13 Nov 2009
ob/c2+: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 201, Number 16,552
cx: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 203, Additions/Corrections (front)
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 218, Deceased Cardinals (back)
ab: Bollettino, 15 Jan 2015
elec: CB, 12 Apr 2026
elec: Bollettino, 13 Apr 2026

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