Raphael I Bidawid
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| Raphael I Bidawid | |
| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
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| See | Babylon of the Chaldeans |
| Enthroned | May 21, 1989 |
| Ended | July 7, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Mar Paul II Chiekho |
| Successor | Emmanuel III Delly |
| Birth name | Raphael J. Bidawid |
| Born | April 17, 1922 Mosul, Iraq |
| Died | July 7, 2003 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Residence | Iraq |
His Beatitude Mar Raphael I Bidawid † was a patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He was born on April 17, 1922 in Mosul and was ordained a priest on October 22, 1944. In 1957 he was ordained Bishop of Amadiyah, Iraq, at the age of 35. From 1966 till his appointment as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in 1989 Raphael Bedawid served as bishop of Beirut. He was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church from 1989 till his death on July 7, 2003. He replaced Patriarch Paul II Cheikho † and was followed by Emmanuel III Delly.
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[edit] Political Views
In an interview with Bidawid, published in 2003, he commented on the Assyrian name dispute and declared his ethnic point of view:
- “I personally think that these different names serve to add confusion. The original name of our Church was the ‘Church of the East’ ... When a portion of the Church of the East became Catholic, the name given was ‘Chaldean’ based on the Magi kings who came from the land of the Chaldean, to Bethlehem. The name ‘Chaldean’ does not represent an ethnicity... We have to separate what is ethnicity and what is religion... I myself, my sect is Chaldean, but ethnically, I am Assyrian.”[1]
[edit] Episcopal lineage
| Episcopal Lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima † |
| Date of consecration: | October 22, 1944 |
His Beatitude Raphael I Bidawid was the Principal Consecrator of:
- Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.
- Archbishop Hanna Markho †
- Archbishop Ramzi Garmo
- 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
and the Principal Co-Consecrator of:
- His Beatitude Emmanuel III Cardinal Delly
- Archbishop Thomas Michel Bidawid †
- Archbishop Gabriel Batta †
- Archbishop Gabriel Koda †
- Archbishop Mar Youhannan Semaan Issayi †
- Bishop Curiacos Moussess †
- Bishop Joseph Babana †
- Archbishop Georges F. Garmo †
- Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D.
- Bishop Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf
| Preceded by Emmanuel Daddi |
Archbishop of Mosul 1980–1999 |
Succeeded by Emmanuel III Delly |
[edit] External links
- Assyrians Mourn the Passing of Patriarch Raphael
- Kaldu.org - Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle website
- Catholic Hierarchy.org
- GigaCatholic Website
[edit] References
- ^ Parpola, Simo (2004). "National and Ethnic Identity in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Identity in Post-Empire Times" (in English) (PDF). Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies Vol. 18 (No. 2): pp. 22. JAAS.
