Joseph II (Chaldean Catholic Patriarch)

Mar Joseph II (* 1667 in Tel Keppe ; † June 2, 1712 in Diyarbakır ) was a Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Patriarchate of Diyarbakır).

Sliba (Saliba) from the Mar'uf family was born to Christian parents in Tel Keppe (Tell Kefe) near Mosul . He obviously received his theological training from Latin missionaries. At the age of 22 he was ordained a priest in Diyarbakir by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Joseph I and in 1691 he was ordained a Metropolitan of Diyarbakır. As early as 1694, Joseph I († 1707 in Rome) appointed him his successor in the patriarchal office. It was only as such that he learned the Arabic language. On May 21, 1696, Pope Innocent XII gave Joseph II . Confirmation and pallium as "Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans" ( Patriarcha Babylonensis Chaldaeorum ), also called himself "Patriarch of Mesopotamia". In addition to the church office, he worked as a copyist , translator and author. Joseph II died as a victim of the plague that had raged in the region since 1708 , shortly after he had received permission to move to Rome . Sick of the plague, he was not buried in his Mar Pethion cathedral, but outside the city.

Mar Joseph II wrote numerous writings, both in Syriac and in Arabic. He also translated many Roman Catholic works of the West into these languages.

literature

• Georg Graf : History of Christian Arabic Literature . Vol. 4. FOT, Città del Vat. 1951, 100-104.
• Herman Teule: Joseph II. Patriarch of the Chaldeans (1696-1713 / 4), and the Book of the Magnet . In: Rifaat Ebied (ed.): Studies on the Christian Arabic Heritage . Peeters, Leuven 2004, pp. 221-241.

Web links

• Entry Joseph II. Bet Ma'aruf in Giga-Catholic Information (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph I.	Patriarch of Babylon 1696-1712	Joseph III