Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas | |
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| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
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| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| See | Babylon of the Chaldeans |
| Installed | July 9, 1900 |
| Term ended | July 21, 1947 |
| Predecessor | Audishu V Khayyath |
| Successor | Yousef VII Ghanima |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 10, 1879 (Priest) |
| Consecration | July 24, 1892 (Bishop) by Eliya Abulyonan |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Yousef Emmanuel Thomas |
| Born | August 8, 1852 Alqosh |
| Died | July 21, 1947 (aged 94) |
| Residence | Iraq |
Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church 1900–1947.
Life
He was born on August 8, 1852 in Alqosh, studied in the Ghazir Seminary in Beirut and was ordained priest on July 10, 1879. On July 24, 1892 he was ordained Bishop of Seert, now in Turkey, by patriarch Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonan. He was appointed Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on the July 9, 1900 and confirmed by the Holy See on December 17 of the same year. He served as patriarch till his death on July 21, 1947. He replaced Patriarch Audishu V Khayyath † and was followed by Yousef VII Ghanima †.
References
- "Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Louvain: Peeters Publishers.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Audishu V Khayyath (1894–1899) | Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church 1900–1946 | Succeeded by Yousef VII Ghanima (1946–1958) |