Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (born October 1, 1937) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Apostolic Exarch of United States of America from 1982 to 1985, and then, following its elevation, as the first eparch (bishop) of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, from 1985 until his retirement in 2014. Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat was named to succeed him as Eparch.
Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim | |
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| Eparch Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit |
| Appointed | August 3, 1985 |
| Retired | May 3, 2014 |
| Predecessor | First Eparch |
| Successor | Francis Y. Kalabat,[1] |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 30, 1962 |
| Consecration | March 7, 1982 by Paul II Cheikho, Emmanuel III Delly, George Garmo, Stéphane Babaca, Stéphane Katchou, Abdul-Ahad Sana, and Abdul-Ahad Rabban |
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| Born | October 10, 1937 |
| Styles of Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim | |
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| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Biography
editBorn in Tel Keppe, Iraq to a Chaldo-Assyrian family in 1937, Ibrahim was later ordained a priest on December 30, 1962.
Ibrahim travelled to Rome in 1972 for Rome to study at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum earning a doctorate in theology in 1975.[2]
Pope John Paul II named him as the Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei and Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America on January 11, 1982. He was ordained a bishop by Patriarch Paul II Cheikho of the Chaldean Catholic Church on March 7, 1982. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishops Emmanuel-Karim Delly, Curial Bishop of Babylon, George Garmo of Mosul, Stéphane Babaca of Arbil, Stéphane Katchou of Basra, and Bishops Abdul-Ahad Sana of Alquoch and Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. of Aqrā. On August 3, 1985 Pope John Paul II elevated the Apostolic Exarchate to an Eparchy and Ibrahim was named its first bishop.[3][4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ themichigancatholic.com http://themichigancatholic.com/2013/01/bp-ibrahim-takes-satisfaction-in-chaldean-churchs-growth-in-u-s/. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ "Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.