Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim

Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (born October 1, 1937) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Apostolic Exarch of United States of America from 1982 to 1985, and then, following its elevation, as the first eparch (bishop) of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, from 1985 until his retirement in 2014. Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat was named to succeed him as Eparch.

His Grace, The Most Reverend Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Eparch Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Diocese	Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Appointed	August 3, 1985
Term ended	May 3, 2014
Predecessor	First Eparch
Successor	Francis Y. Kalabat,[1]
Orders
Ordination	December 30, 1962
Consecration	March 7, 1982 by Paul II Cheikho, Emmanuel III Delly, George Garmo, Stéphane Babaca, Stéphane Katchou, Abdul-Ahad Sana, and Abdul-Ahad Rabban
Personal details
Born	October 10, 1937 Tel Keppe, Iraq
Previous post	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (1982-1985) Titular Bishop of Anbar

Styles of Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Eparch

Biography

Born in Tel Keppe, Iraq to a Chaldo-Assyrian family in 1937, Ibrahim was later ordained a priest on December 30, 1962.

Ibrahim travelled to Rome in 1972 for Rome to study at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum earning a doctorate in theology in 1975.[2]

Pope John Paul II named him as the Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei and Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America on January 11, 1982. He was ordained a bishop by Patriarch Paul II Cheikho of the Chaldean Catholic Church on March 7, 1982. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishops Emmanuel-Karim Delly, Curial Bishop of Babylon, George Garmo of Mosul, Stéphane Babaca of Arbil, Stéphane Katchou of Basra, and Bishops Abdul-Ahad Sana of Alquoch and Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. of Aqrā. On August 3, 1985 Pope John Paul II elevated the Apostolic Exarchate to an Eparchy and Ibrahim was named its first bishop.[3][4]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/05/03/0318/00698.html
2. http://themichigancatholic.com/2013/01/bp-ibrahim-takes-satisfaction-in-chaldean-churchs-growth-in-u-s/ Accessed 1 March 2014
3. "Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
4. "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

External links

• Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official Site

Episcopal succession