Jacques Ishaq
Archbishop Mar Jacques Ishaq (born February 25, 1938) is a Catholic cleric who formerly served as Curial Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon, Iraq, of the Chaldean Catholic Church. He served as locum tenens of the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans between the retirement of Emmanuel III Delly in December 2012 and the election of Louis Raphaël I Sako in January 2013.
Jacques Ishaq | |
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| Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| See | Curial Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon |
| In office | 2005–2015 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 20, 1963 |
| Consecration | September 26, 1997 by Raphael I Bidawid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1938 Mosul, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Erbil (1997–1999) |
Biography
Jacques Ishaq was born at Mosul, Kingdom of Iraq on February 25, 1938 and was ordained priest on June 20, 1963. On May 7, 1997, he was appointed Archbishop of Erbil he was consecrated bishop on September 26, 1997, by Patriarch Mar Raphael I Bidawid, Archbishop André Sana, and Bishop Emmanuel Delly. He retired on May 4, 1999.
On December 21, 2005, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei and Curial Bishop of the Patriarchate of Babylon.
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Upon the retirement of Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly, he served as locum tenens of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans until the election of Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako. In 2014 he retired as Curial Bishop of Babylon.
External links
- Profile at gcatholic.org
- "Archbishop Jacques Ishaq". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Hanna Markho |
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Yacoub Denha Scher |
| Vacant Title last held by Gabriel Koda |
— TITULAR — Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans 2005–present |
Incumbent |