Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim

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 Reverend

Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Eparch Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
ChurchChaldean Catholic Church
DioceseChaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
AppointedAugust 3, 1985
Term endedMay 3, 2014
PredecessorFirst Eparch
SuccessorFrancis Y. Kalabat,[1]
Orders
OrdinationDecember 30, 1962
ConsecrationMarch 7, 1982
by Paul II Cheikho, Emmanuel III Delly, George Garmo, Stéphane Babaca, Stéphane Katchou, Abdul-Ahad Sana, and Abdul-Ahad Rabban
Personal details
Born (1937-10-10) October 10, 1937
Tel Keppe, Iraq
Previous postApostolic Exarch of United States of America (1982-1985)
Titular Bishop of Anbar
Styles of
Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Grace
Religious styleEparch

Biography

Born 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, 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]

See also

References
  1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/05/03/0318/00698.html
  2. http://themichigancatholic.com/2013/01/bp-ibrahim-takes-satisfaction-in-chaldean-churchs-growth-in-u-s/ Accessed 1 March 2014
  3. "Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
First Eparch		 Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
1985-2014		 Succeeded by
Francis Y. Kalabat
Preceded by
-		 Apostolic Exarch of the United States
1982-1985		 Succeeded by
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