Shlemon Warduni
Encyclopedia
Bishop Mar Shlemon Warduni (April 24, 1943 – living) is Auxiliary Bishop
of the Patriarchate of Babylon
, Iraq
, of the Chaldean Catholic Church
. In 2003 he was the Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans.
, Iraq
on April 24, 1943 and was ordained priest on June 29, 1968. On January 12, 2001 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon and he was consecrated bishop on February 16, 2001 by Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid
.
After the death of Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid, he was appointed Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans till the election, on December 3, 2003, of Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly
.
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Patriarchate of Babylon
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon
The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon is based in Iraq and is the only patriarchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The current Patriarch is Cardinal Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly. The auxiliary bishops are Bishop Shlemon Warduni and Archbishop Jacques Ishaq.The cathedral church is the...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
. In 2003 he was the Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans.
Life
Shlemon Warduni was born at BatnayaBatnaya
Batnaya is an Assyrian village located 14 miles north of Mosul and around 3 miles north of Tel Keppe.The name Batnaya is of Aramaic origin derived from either "Beth Tnyay" meaning "The House of Mud" or "Beth Tnaya" meaning "The House of Assiduity"....
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on April 24, 1943 and was ordained priest on June 29, 1968. On January 12, 2001 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon and he was consecrated bishop on February 16, 2001 by Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid
Raphael I Bidawid
Mar Raphael I Bidawid † was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1989-2003. He was also a Syriac scholar.-Life:He was born on April 17, 1922 in northern Iraqi city of Mosul into an ethnic Assyrian family, and took his school and seminar training in Mosul...
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After the death of Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid, he was appointed Locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans till the election, on December 3, 2003, of Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly
Emmanuel III Delly
Mar Emmanuel III Delly is the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and Primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris Particular church of the Catholic Church and a Cardinal. He was born on October 6, 1927 in Tel Keppe and was ordained a priest on December 21, 1952. He was...
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