Paul II Cheikho

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.

Paul II Cheikho
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Babylon
See	Babylon of the Chaldeans
Installed	December 13, 1958
Term ended	April 13, 1989
Predecessor	Yousef VII Ghanima
Successor	Raphael I Bidawid
Orders
Ordination	Febr 16, 1930 (Priest)
Consecration	May 4, 1947 (Bishop) by Hormisdas Djibri
Personal details
Born	Paul Cheikho November 19, 1906 Alqosh
Died	April 13, 1989(1989-04-13) (aged 82)
Residence	Iraq

Life

An ethnic Assyrian, he was born on November 19, 1906, in Alqosh and was ordained a priest on February 16, 1930. On May 4, 1947, he was ordained Bishop of Akra, Iraq, at the age of 40, by the Archbishop of Kirkuk Hormisdas Etienne Djibri.

From 1957 until his appointment as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans in 1958 Paul Cheikho served as bishop of Aleppo, Syria. He was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church from 1958 until his death on April 13, 1989. He replaced Patriarch Yousef VII Ghanima and was followed by Raphael I Bidawid.