Installed December 13, 1958 Died April 13, 1989 Ordination 1930 Name Paul Cheikho | Birth name Paul Cheikho Term ended April 13, 1989 Consecration May 4, 1947 | |
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Mar Paul II Cheikho † (Syriac: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܫܝܟܘ, Arabic: بولس الثاني شيخو) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1989.
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He was born on November 19, 1906 in Alqosh and was ordained a priest on February 16, 1930. On May 4, 1947 he was ordained Bishop of Akra, Iraq, at the age of 40, by the Archbishop of Kirkuk Hormisdas Etienne Djibri,. Archbishop Etienne Estefan Jabri emerged as a leading figure in representing his people and in creating dialogue with other religions. From 1957 until his appointment as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in 1958 Paul Cheikho served as bishop of Alep. He was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church from 1958 until his death on April 13, 1989. He replaced Patriarch Yousef VII Ghanima and was followed by Raphael I Bidawid.