Shlemon Warduni
| Shlemon Warduni | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| See | Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon |
| In office | 2001 — present |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 29, 1968 |
| Consecration | February 16, 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 April 1943 Batnaya, Iraq |
Bishop Mar Shlemon Warduni (born April 24, 1943) is Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon, Iraq, of the Chaldean Catholic Church. In 2003 he was the Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans.
Life
Shlemon Warduni was born at Batnaya, Iraq on April 24, 1943 and was ordained priest on June 29, 1968. On January 12, 2001 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon and he was consecrated bishop on February 16, 2001 by Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid.
After the death of Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid, he was appointed Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans till the election, on December 3, 2003, of Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly.
External links
- 2006 Interview about the tragic situation of Christians in Iraq
- "Bishop Shlemon Warduni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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