Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima †

Deceased

Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Jan 1881		Born	Mossul
15 May 1904	23.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
28 Feb 1925	44.1	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
10 May 1925	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
28 May 1925	44.3	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
28 May 1925	44.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Colybrassus
29 Apr 1946	65.3	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis
17 Sep 1947	66.6	Appointed	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
21 Jun 1948	67.4	Confirmed	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
8 Jul 1958	77.4	Died	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

a priest for 54.1 years
a bishop for 33.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Hormisdas Etienne Djibri †
Archbishop Atanasio Giorgio (Cyrille) Dallal †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima † (1925)
Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Joseph Gogué †
Archbishop Ephrem Gogué †
Bishop Souleyman Sayegh †
Archbishop Gabriel Ganni †
Bishop Thomas Reis †
Archbishop Raphaël I Bidawid †
Archbishop André Sana
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Souleyman Kutchouk Ousta †
Archbishop Paul II Cheikho †
Bishop Etienne Katcho †
Archbishop Raphael Rabban †

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