Raphael I Bidawid
Raphael I Bidawid | |
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| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Babylon |
| See | Babylon |
| Installed | May 21, 1989 |
| Term ended | July 7, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Paul II Cheikho |
| Successor | Emmanuel III Delly |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 22, 1944 |
| Consecration | October 6, 1957 by Yousef VII Ghanima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raphael J. Bidawid April 17, 1922 |
| Died | July 7, 2003 (aged 81) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Residence | Iraq |
Mar Raphael I Bidawid (Syriac: ܪܘܦܐܝܠ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ, Arabic مار روفائيل الاول بيداويد) (April 17, 1922 – July 7, 2003) was the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1989–2003. He was also a Syriac scholar.