Sarhad Yawsip Jammo
Sarhad Yawsip Jammo | |
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| Eparch Emeritus of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego |
| Installed | 25 July 2002 |
| Retired | 7 May 2016 |
| Predecessor | First Eparch |
| Successor | Emanuel Hana Shaleta |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 December 1964 |
| Consecration | 25 July 2002 by Raphael I Bidawid, Emmanuel III Delly and Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1941 |
| Died | 4 February 2025 (aged 83) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Styles of Sarhad Yawsip Jammo | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Eparch |
Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (14 March 1941 – 4 February 2025) was an Iraqi-born American prelate of the Chaldean Catholic Church who presided over the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego in the United States. He had been the bishop of this diocese since its inception on 25 July 2002. His bishopric currently sits at St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California.
Mar Sarhad Jammo was born in Baghdad and ordained a priest on 19 December 1964. Following 38 years as a priest, he was elevated to the episcopate by the then Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Mar Raphael I Bidawid. Upon his installment, his first post was to serve as bishop of the newly created eparchy, St. Peter the Apostle, which spans across nineteen states of the western United States. He retired on 7 May 2016.