Yousef VII Ghanima
Mar Yousef VII Ghanima (January 29, 1881 – July 8, 1958) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1947 until his death in 1958.
Yousef VII Ghanima | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Babylon |
| See | Babylon of the Chaldeans |
| Installed | September 17, 1947 |
| Term ended | July 8, 1958 |
| Predecessor | Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas |
| Successor | Paul II Cheikho |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 15, 1904 (Priest) |
| Consecration | May 10, 1925 (Bishop) by Yousef VI Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yousef Ghanima January 29, 1881 |
| Died | July 8, 1958 (aged 77) |
| Residence | Iraq |
Life
Mar Yousef VII Ghanima was born on January 29, 1881, in Mossul and was ordained a priest on May 15, 1904. An ethnic Assyrian,[1][2] in 1925 he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon of the Chaldean. He was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church from September 17, 1947, till his death on July 8, 1958. He replaced Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas and was followed by Paul II Cheikho.
With help from Mar Yousef VII Ghanima, the Patriarchate transferred from Mosul to Baghdad.
He was buried in the cemetery of St. Joseph church in Baghdad.
References
- "The Chaldean Church Story of survival". البطريركية الكلدانية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Patriarch Paul II Cheikho [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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