Georges Garmou
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Georges F. Garmou (born December 8, 1921 in Tel Keppe near Mosul , Iraq ; † September 9, 1999 ) was Archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul .
Life
Georges Garmou studied from 1934 at the Chaldean seminary in Baghdad and from 1939 in Rome , where he was ordained a priest on December 8, 1945 . He completed a doctorate at the Pontifical Urban University . In 1949 he became rector of the Chaldean seminary. In 1964 he became pastor of Mother of God Parish in Southfield , Michigan.
Pope John Paul II. Appointed him in 1980 as archbishop of archeparchy Mosul. The episcopal ordination on September 14, 1980 was donated to him by Paul Cheikho , the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Beirut, Raphael I. Bidawid , and the Bishop of Alquoch, Abdul-Ahad Sana .
He died of complications from cancer .
Web links
- Entry on Georges Garmou on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 21, 2016.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Emmanuel Daddi |
Archbishop of Mosul 1980–1999 |
Paulos Faraj Rahho |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Garmou, Georges |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garmou, Georges F. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Mosul |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Keppe near Mosul, Iraq |
DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1999 |