Stéphane Babaca
Stéphane Babaca , also Babeka , Babaqa (born January 22, 1919 in Karemless , Iraq , † April 6, 2007 ) was the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of the Erbil Archepark in the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq.
Life
Stéphane Babaca was ordained a priest on May 15, 1941 . In 1969 he was by Paul VI. appointed archbishop of the newly founded Archeparch Erbil . He was ordained bishop on December 6, 1969 by Paul II Cheikh , Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans . Co- consecrators were Emmanuel Delly , then Auxiliary Bishop, and Gabriel Koda , Archbishop of Kirkuk.
In 1994, Pope John Paul II granted his age-related resignation .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Archbishop of Erbil 1969–1994 |
Hanna Markho |
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| SURNAME | Babaca, Stéphane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Babeka, Babaqa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Archbishop of the Arbil Archepark of the Chaldeans in Iraq |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karemless |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2007 |