Raphael I Bidawid | |
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Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Babylon |
See | Babylon |
Installed | May 21, 1989 |
Term ended | July 7, 2003 |
Predecessor | Paul II Cheikho |
Successor | Emmanuel III Delly |
Orders | |
Ordination | October 22, 1944 |
Consecration | October 6, 1957 by Yousef VII Ghanima |
Personal details | |
Born | Raphael J. Bidawid April 17, 1922 |
Died | July 7, 2003 Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 81)
Residence | Iraq |
Mar Raphael I Bidawid (Syriac: ܪܘܦܐܝܠ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ, 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.