Installed September 17, 1947 Birth name Yousef Ghanima Died July 8, 1958 Successor Paul II Cheikho Consecration May 10, 1925 | Term ended July 08, 1958 Name Yousef Ghanima Residence Iraq Ordination May 15, 1904 | |
Church Chaldean Catholic Church See Babylon of the Chaldeans Predecessor Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas | ||
Mar Yousef VII Ghanima † was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1947–1958.
Life
He was born on January 29, 1881 in Mossul and was ordained a priest on May 15, 1904. 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 Mar Yousef VII Ghanima, the Patriarchate transferred from Mosul to Baghdad.
References
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