Louis Raphaël I Sako

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	1 June 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	André Sana
Co-consecrators	Shlemon Warduni,; Paulos Faraj Rahho
Date	14 November 2003
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	28 June 2018

His Eminence Mar

Louis Raphaël I Sako
ܠܘܝܣ ܪܘܦܐܝܠ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܣܟܘ
لويس روفائيل ساكو
His Eminence Mar; Louis Raphaël I Sako; ܠܘܝܣ ܪܘܦܐܝܠ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܣܟܘ; لويس روفائيل ساكو;
Cardinal, Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans
	Sako in 2015
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
See	Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate
Elected	31 January 2013
Predecessor	Emmanuel III Delly
Other post(s)	Chaldean Archbishop of Baghdad (2013–);
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Kerkūk (2002–13); Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya (2010–13);
Orders
Ordination	1 June 1974
Consecration	14 November 2003; by André Sana
Created cardinal	28 June 2018; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	Louis Sako; 4 July 1948; Zakho, Kingdom of Iraq
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic
Residence	Baghdad
Alma mater	Pontifical Oriental Institute; The Sorbonne;
Signature
Coat of arms
Ordination history
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	1 June 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	André Sana
Co-consecrators	Shlemon Warduni,; Paulos Faraj Rahho
Date	14 November 2003
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	28 June 2018

Louis Raphaël I Sako (Arabic: لويس روفائيل ساكو; 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.