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Louis Raphaël I Sako
Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church since 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Raphaël I Sako (Arabic: لويس روفائيل ساكو;[1] born 4 July 1948) is a Chaldean Catholic prelate who has served as Patriarch of Baghdad since 1 February 2013. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
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Cardinal, Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Church | Chaldean Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||
See | Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elected | 31 January 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Emmanuel III Delly | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ordination | 1 June 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consecration | 14 November 2003 by André Sana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Created cardinal | 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Cardinal-Bishop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Louis Sako (1948-07-04) 4 July 1948 (age 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Denomination | Chaldean Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Iraqi Kurdistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2023, amid an ongoing dispute with the Iraqi government, he announced he would leave Baghdad for Iraqi Kurdistan. He returned to Baghdad in 2024 after reconciling with the Iraqi government.[2]