Archbishop Thomas Meram

Archbishop Emeritus of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Aug 1943		Born
11 Jun 1967	23.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
30 Nov 1983	40.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
30 Nov 1983	40.3	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran
11 Mar 1984	40.5	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
Aug 2021³	77.9	Appointed	Patriarchal Administrator of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
10 Nov 2023	80.2	Ceased	Patriarchal Administrator of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
6 Jan 2024	80.4	Retired	Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
6 Jan 2024	80.4	Retired	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Thomas Meram
Archbishop Thomas Meram
(born 6 Aug 1943)
Archbishop Emeritus of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh}

Ad Limina - January 2009: Bishop
Ad Limina - February 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Telkaif
Ordained Bishop Teheran, Archeparchy of Teheran (Chaldean)

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archeparchy of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi †
Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Hanna Zora †
Archbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean)
Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea †
Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi † (1967)
Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean)
Archbishop Joseph Cheikho † (1944)
Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean)
Archbishop Hormisdas Étienne Djibri † (1902)
Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (1892)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (1874)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Joseph VI Audu † (1825)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Augustin Hindi † (1804)
Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Bishop Isaie Jesu-Yab-Jean Guriel † (1795)
Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Youhanan VIII Hormez †
Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (1996)
Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (2023)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Telkaif
Ordained Bishop	Teheran, Archeparchy of Teheran (Chaldean)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1483857

Source(s):

b: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 107, Number 9,405
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 88, Number 7,408
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 90, Additions/Corrections (front)
r: CB, 9 Jan 2024

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