Emmanuel III Delly

His Eminent Beatitude

Emmanuel III Delly
ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ‎
مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي
His Eminent Beatitude; Emmanuel III Delly; ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ‎; مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي;
Cardinal Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Native name	ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ‎
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Babylon
See	Babylon
Appointed	3 December 2003
Term ended	19 December 2012
Predecessor	Raphael I Bidawid
Successor	Louis Raphaël I Sako
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1952
Consecration	16 April 1963; by Paul II Cheikho
Created cardinal	24 November 2007; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	Emmanuel Karim Delly; 27 September 1927; Tel Keppe, Iraq
Died	8 April 2014 (aged 86); San Diego, California, U.S.
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic
Residence	Iraq
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon (1962–1997); Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia (1962–1967); Titular Archbishop of Kaskar dei Caldie (1967–2003); Curial Bishop of Babylon (1997–2002); Chaldean Archbishop of Baghdad (2003–2012);

Mar Emmanuel III Delly (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ‎, Arabic: مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي; born Karem Delly; 27 September 1927 – 8 April 2014) was an Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Baghdad and primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church.

He was born in Tel Keppe and was ordained a priest on 21 December 1952. He was consecrated a bishop in December 1962 at the age of 35. He was elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on 3 December 2003, succeeding the late Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid. He was made a cardinal on 24 November 2007.

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