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| Cardinal Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
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| Native name | ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Babylon |
| See | Babylon |
| Appointed | 3 December 2003 |
| Term ended | 19 December 2012 |
| Predecessor | Raphael I Bidawid |
| Successor | Louis Raphaël I Sako |
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| Ordination | 21 December 1952 |
| Consecration | 16 April 1963 by Paul II Cheikho |
| Created cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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| Born | Emmanuel Karim Delly 27 September 1927 |
| Died | 8 April 2014 (aged 86) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Denomination | Chaldean Catholic |
| Residence | Iraq |
Mar Emmanuel III Delly (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ, Arabic: مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي; born Karem Delly; 27 September 1927 – 8 April 2014) was an Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Baghdad and primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church.
He was born in Tel Keppe 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. He was made a cardinal on 24 November 2007.