Thomas Meram
Thomas Meram (born August 6, 1943 in Telkaif , Iraq ) is the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Urmia and Bishop of Salamas .
Life
Thomas Meram received on 11 June 1967, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On November 30, 1983 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the Archbishop of Urmia and the Bishop of Salama . The Archbishop of archeparchy Tehran , Youhannan Semaan Issayi , gave him on 11 March 1984, the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of the Archeparchy Ahvaz , Hanna Zora , and the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Iran , Archbishop Giovanni De Andrea . From 2000 to 2003 he was the successor to Vartan Tekeyan as chairman of the Iranian Bishops' Conference .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chaldean Metropolitan Archdiocese of Urmyā
- ↑ Iranian Episcopal Conference [1]
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Samuel Chauriz OAOC |
Archbishop of Urmia since 1983 |
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| Samuel Chauriz OAOC |
Bishop of Salamas since 1983 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Meram, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi clergyman, Archbishop of Urmia and Bishop of Salamas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Telkaif , Iraq |