Paul II Cheikho, Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, 1906-1989

Bishop of Aqra (1947-1957); Bishop of Aleppo (1957-1958); Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon (1958-1989)

HMML ID
411056607458
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/411056607458
LC name
Paul II Cheikho, Patriarch of Babylon, 1906-1989
HMML name
Paul II Cheikho, Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, 1906-1989
HMML native script
ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܫܝܟܘ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2023140297
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/1426170405890244380006

Variants

  • Būlus al-Thānī Shaykhū
  • Būlus II Shaykhū
  • Cheicko, Pawlws
  • Cheikho, Paulos
  • Pawlos Šeyko
  • بولس الثاني شيخو
  • ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܝܟܘ

Personal information

Birth date
1906-11-19
Death date
1989-04-13
Centuries
20th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Honorary titles
Archbishop of Baghdad ● Bishop of Aleppo ● Bishop of Aqrā ● Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon
Languages

Affiliations

Affiliation

General notes

Description
"Mar Paul II Cheikho (Syriac: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܫܝܟܘ, Arabic: بولس الثاني شيخو) (November 19, 1906-April 13, 1989) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1989"
Citations
"Paul II Cheikho," Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2022, https://perma.cc/Q52T-8667.
Description
Born Nov. 19, 1906 in Alquosh; ordained priest in Mosul in 1930; Bishop of Aqrā (1947); Bishop of Aleppo (1957); selected Patriarch of Babylon in 1958, confirmed 1959; Archbishop of Baghdad (1958 until resignation in 1979); died April 13, 1989
Citations
David M. Cheney, "Patriarch Paul II Cheikho," Catholic Hierarchy, accessed September 28, 2022, https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcheikho.html.
Description
ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܝܟܘ = Pawlos Šeyko
Citations
DFM 00843, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed September 28, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/539889.

Preferred citation

"Paul II Cheikho, Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, 1906-1989." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 09, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/411056607458

Change notes

Date added
2022-09-28
Last edited
2024-01-09