Louis Raphaël I. Sako

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Louis Raphaël I Sako, November 2015 in Vienna
Cardinal coat of arms of the Patriarch (since 2018)

Louis Raphaël I. Cardinal Sako , previously Louis Sako , (born July 4, 1948 in Zaxo , Iraq ) is the Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church . He was previously Archbishop of Kirkuk .

Life

Louis Sako studied in Rome and Paris , received his doctorate in the subjects patristic and religious history in Rome and graduated in Islamic studies with the licentiate from. He speaks twelve languages, including Arabic, German, English, French and Italian.

He was ordained a priest in 1974 . He was the rain of the Chaldean seminary in Baghdad .

In 2002 he was elected Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kirkuk , but the papal confirmation by Pope John Paul II took place a year later due to the Iraq war . On November 14, 2003 Sako received the episcopal ordination through his predecessor, Archbishop André Sana ; Co- consecrators were Shlemon Warduni , auxiliary bishop in Babylon , and Paulos Faraj Rahho , archbishop of Mosul.

He was elected Vice-President of the Provincial Council of Mosul in 2004 and became an advisor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue .

Sako criticized the execution of Saddam Hussein and spoke out against the presence of US troops in Iraq.

On the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan in August 2009 Sako formulated together with other religious leaders (including representatives of Ali Sistani and Muktada al Sadr) a call for peace, reconciliation and an end to violence: “We are all brothers, sons of the same God, we must each other respect each other and work together for the good of the people and the good of our country. Iraq needs reconciliation and dialogue. "

In 2010 he received the Peace Prize of the international Catholic peace movement Pax Christi for his years of interreligious peace work in Kirkuk.

patriarch

On February 1st, 2013 he was elected Patriarch by the Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI granted him the so-called ecclesiastica communio (ecclesiastical community) in a letter on the same day . He succeeded Cardinal Emmanuel III. Delly . He gave himself the name Louis Raphaël I. Sako .

In July 2014, Sako initiated a campaign against those Sunni Islamists who are forcing the country's Christians to either convert, pay a levy, or be executed by the sword.

In September 2014 he criticized both the United States, “The United States is indirectly responsible for what is now going on in Iraq” and the neighboring countries: “Our Muslim neighbors do not help us (...) I urge the Muslim preachers to to speak out clearly against the killing of any innocent person. A fatwa that Muslims shouldn't kill fellow believers is not enough. "

In the consistory of June 28, 2018, Pope Francis accepted him as cardinal bishop into the college of cardinals .

In December 2019, in solidarity with the victims of the protests against the Iraqi government, he canceled the Christmas masses in the churches of Baghdad on Christmas Eve.

Memberships

Louis Sako is a member of the following subdivisions of the Roman Curia :

Publications

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ assenso del Santo Padre all'Elezione dell'Arcivescovo di Kerkuk dei Caldei (Iraq). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , accessed on 22 May 2018 (Italian).
  2. ^ Archbishop Sako von Kirkuk visits the Allenmoos student house. Opus Dei, November 1, 2004, accessed May 22, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Christians in Iraq: Interview with the Archbishop - Struggle for Survival. In: Interview with Alexander Brüggemann and Viola van Melis (KNA). Domradio, January 19, 2008, accessed on May 22, 2018 .
  4. ↑ In Kirkuk Christian and Muslim leaders for dialogue and reconciliation. Asianews.it, August 29, 2009, accessed May 22, 2018 .
  5. ^ Chaldean Catholic bishops-elect Kirkuk archbishop as new patriarch. Catholic News Service, April 2, 2013, accessed May 22, 2018 .
  6. ^ Dominic Evans, Raheem Salman: Iraq Catholic leader says Islamic State worse than Genghis Khan. Reuters, July 20, 2014, accessed May 22, 2018 .
  7. ↑ In Kirkuk Christian and Muslim leaders for dialogue and reconciliation. The Daily Star, August 29, 2009, accessed September 23, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 28, 2018, accessed June 28, 2018 (Italian).
  9. ↑ Iraq: Chaldean Patriarch cancels Christmas masses at night. Vatican News, December 20, 2019, accessed December 26, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Conferme e Nomine nella Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 19, 2014, accessed May 22, 2018 (Italian).
  11. ^ Nuovi Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 6, 2018, accessed October 8, 2018 (Italian).
  12. ^ Conferma del Presidente e del Segretario del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori del Medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 29, 2014, accessed May 22, 2018 (Italian).
  13. ^ Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 22, 2019, accessed February 22, 2019 (Italian).

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predecessor Office successor
André Sana Archbishop of Kirkuk
2003-2013 		Yousif Thomas Mirkis OP
Emmanuel III Delly Patriarch of Babylon
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personal data
SURNAME Sako, Louis Raphaël I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sako, Louis Raphaël I Cardinal; Sako, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iraqi clergyman, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaxo , Iraq