Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf
Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf (born October 5, 1940 in Cairo , Egypt , † December 31, 2009 ) was Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldean Catholic Church .
Life
Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf attended the Jesuit school in Cairo and then entered the seminary in Maadi near Cairo . He then studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He was ordained a priest of the Chaldean Church united with the Roman Catholic Church on December 19, 1964. He then studied canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University . Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf was secretary at the Second Vatican Council .
In 1984 he was appointed Bishop of the Cairo Eparchy of the Chaldeans by Pope John Paul II . He was ordained bishop on May 13, 1984 by the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans , Paul Cheikho ; Co- consecrators were Raphael I. Bidawid , Bishop of Beirut, and Georges F. Garmou , Archbishop of Mosul.
In 2009 he was Vice-President of the Public Relations Commission of the Synod of Bishops of Africa.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eighteenth General Congregation , vatican.va, accessed October 23, 2009
Web links
- Entry on Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 21, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ephrem Bédé |
Bishop of Cairo 1984–2009 |
vacant |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sarraf, Youssef Ibrahim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian clergyman, Bishop of Cairo of the Chaldeans |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo , Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 2009 |