Emil Shimoun Nona
Emil Shimoun Nona (born November 1, 1967 in Alqosh , Iraq ) is Archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney .
Life
Emil Nona Shimoun studied at the Seminary of the Chaldeans, and received on 11 January 1991 Baghdad ordination . He then worked as a pastor. From 2000 to 2003 he did a doctorate at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and teaches anthropology at the ecclesiastical Babel College in Baghdad. He speaks Arabic , Italian , Chaldean-New Aramaic and English .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him in 2009 archbishop of the Archeparchy Mosul and successor to the murdered Paulos Faraj Rahho . The episcopal ordination donated to him on January 8, 2010 Emmanuel III. Delly , the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishops in Baghdad Shlemon Warduni , Jacques Ishaq and Andraos Abouna , the archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako , the bishop of Zaku Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli , the bishop of Arbil Rabban Al-Qas , the bishop of Alquoch Mikha Pola Maqdassi , the retired Archbishop of Kirkuk André Sana and the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt . The inauguration was overshadowed by the murder of an Iraqi Catholic.
On January 15, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney , retaining the personal title of Archbishop .
Individual evidence
- ^ Vatican Radio: Iraq: New Archbishop for Mosul ( Memento of November 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), November 13, 2009
- ↑ Iraq: Mosul, a Christian businessman killed as the faithful celebrate their new archbishop , Spero News, January 18, 2010
- ↑ rinuncia dell'Eparca di Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney dei Caldei (Oceania) e nomina del nuovo Eparca. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 15, 2015, accessed January 15, 2015 (Italian).
Web links
- Entry on Emil Shimoun Nona on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- Mosul celebrating the appointment of new archbishop after the death of Mgr Rahho , Asia News, January 13, 2010
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Djibrail Kassab |
Archbishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney since 2015 |
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| Paulos Faraj Rahho |
Archbishop of Mosul 2009-2015 |
Najib Mikhael Moussa OP |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nona, Emil Shimoun |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Archbishop and Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alqosh |