Mar Emmanuel III Delly (, ; born Karem Delly; 27 September 1927 – 8 April 2014) was an
Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as
Patriarch of Baghdad and
primate
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of the
Chaldean Catholic Church
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, an
Eastern Catholic
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''
sui juris
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''
particular church
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of the
Catholic Church
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.
He was born in
Tel Keppe
Tel Keppe ( ', ', alternatively spelled Tel Kaif, Tilkepe, or Telkef) is a town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.Welcome to Tel Keppe at ChaldeansOnline http://www.cha ...
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
Mar Raphael I Bidawid (, Arabic مار روفائيل الاول بيداويد) (April 17, 1922 – July 7, 2003) was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1989–2003. He was also a Syriac scholar.
Life
He was born on April 17, ...
. He was made a
cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
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on 24 November 2007.
Birth
Karem Delly was born in
Tel Keppe
Tel Keppe ( ', ', alternatively spelled Tel Kaif, Tilkepe, or Telkef) is a town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.Welcome to Tel Keppe at ChaldeansOnline http://www.cha ...
, in northern Iraq, on 27 September 1927 to Jarjes Murad Delly and Katrina Putros. He was baptized on 6 October 1927 by Father Francis Kattola.
Episcopal life
Since his election as Patriarch in December 2003,
Mar Emmanuel III Delly continued to work for the Chaldean Church. In Iraq, the Chaldean Church, which is the largest Christian group, consists of eight dioceses totaling 100 parishes and approximately 1,000,000 people. Additionally, there are another eight dioceses outside of Iraq, in countries including Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Europe, Australia, Canada and the U.S. It is estimated that the Chaldean population is over one and a half million devotees worldwide. He was well known for his respect and cooperation with leaders of other churches and faiths, mainly Muslims.
During his 42 years as a bishop, Delly's contributions to the Chaldean Church include building of many churches in and outside of Iraq. He supervised the Chaldean monasteries and convents, as well as several Chaldean religious journals and publications.
On 17 October 2007,
Pope Benedict XVI
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announced that he would make Delly a
Cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
. Delly was elevated to the
College of Cardinals
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in the
consistory
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at
St. Peter's Basilica
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on November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI said that by naming Delly a cardinal he was demonstrating his "spiritual closeness and
isaffection" for Iraqi Christians. He was the first Chaldean Patriarch to be created a cardinal.
On 19 December 2012, Delly resigned as patriarch of Chaldean Catholic Church and Pope Benedict named Archeparch
Jacques Ishaq as administrator ''ad interim''. At the same time Pope Benedict convoked a synod to be held to Rome of the Chaledean Church to choose Delly's successor as patriarch.
Cardinal Delly did not participate in the 2013 conclave, having already reached age 80 at the time he had been created cardinal.
Death
Cardinal Delly died on 8 April 2014, aged 86, in
San Diego, California
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, where he had lived in retirement. Pope Francis offered his condolences.
His funeral was held at St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in San Diego and at Mother of God Cathedral in Detroit. He is buried in Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Detroit. This is the first time a Chaldean patriarch has been buried outside the homeland.
Educational degrees
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Master's Degree
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in
Philosophy
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,
Pontifical Urbaniana University
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.
Pontifical Urbaniana University—Faculty of Philosophy—Program of Studies(accessed 13 November 2007)
*
Doctor of Sacred Theology
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,
Pontifical Lateran University
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.
*
Doctor of Canon Law
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,
Pontifical Lateran University
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.
Languages
Mar Emmanuel III Delly spoke
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
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,
Syriac,
Arabic
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,
French
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,
Italian
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,
Latin
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, and
English
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fluently.
References
External links
2004 Interview
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1927 births
2014 deaths
Iraqi Eastern Catholics
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon
People from Tel Keppe
Iraqi cardinals
20th-century Iraqi clergy
Iraqi archbishops
Cardinals created by Pope Benedict XVI
Pontifical Urban University alumni
Pontifical Lateran University alumni
20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
21st-century Eastern Catholic archbishops