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]
ibrahim, namo, ibrahim, born, october, 1937, bishop, catholic, church, united, states, served, apostolic, exarch, united, states, america, from, 1982, 1985, then, following, elevation, first, eparch, bishop, chaldean, catholic, eparchy, saint, thomas, apostle,. 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 His Grace The Most ReverendIbrahim Namo IbrahimEparch Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of DetroitChurchChaldean Catholic ChurchDioceseChaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of DetroitAppointedAugust 3 1985RetiredMay 3 2014PredecessorFirst EparchSuccessorFrancis Y Kalabat 1 OrdersOrdinationDecember 30 1962ConsecrationMarch 7 1982by Paul II Cheikho Emmanuel III Delly George Garmo Stephane Babaca Stephane Katchou Abdul Ahad Sana and Abdul Ahad RabbanPersonal detailsBorn 1937 10 10 October 10 1937 age 86 Tel Keppe IraqPrevious post s Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Titular Bishop of Anbar 1982 1985 Styles of Ibrahim Namo IbrahimReference styleHis Grace The Most ReverendSpoken styleHis GraceReligious styleEparch Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Episcopal successionBiography 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 Stephane Babaca of Arbil Stephane Katchou of Basra and Bishops Abdul Ahad Sana of Alquoch and Abdul Ahad Rabban O A O C of Aqra 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 editPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Michigan Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a 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 External links editChaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official SiteEpiscopal succession editCatholic Church titles Preceded byFirst Eparch Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit1985 2014 Succeeded byFrancis Y Kalabat Preceded by Apostolic Exarch of the United States1982 1985 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim amp oldid 1215938268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
