Raphael I Bidawid

Raphael I Bidawid
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
ChurchChaldean Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBabylon
SeeBabylon
InstalledMay 21, 1989
Term endedJuly 7, 2003
PredecessorPaul II Cheikho
SuccessorEmmanuel III Delly
Orders
OrdinationOctober 22, 1944
ConsecrationOctober 6, 1957
by Yousef VII Ghanima
Personal details
Born
Raphael J. Bidawid

April 17, 1922
DiedJuly 7, 2003(2003-07-07) (aged 81)
Beirut, Lebanon
ResidenceIraq

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.