Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 2003 to 2012
His Eminent Beatitude
Emmanuel III Delly
ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ
مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي
Cardinal Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Native name
ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ
Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Babylon
See
Babylon
Appointed
3 December 2003
Term ended
19 December 2012
Predecessor
Raphael I Bidawid
Successor
Louis Raphaël I Sako
Orders
Ordination
21 December 1952
Consecration
16 April 1963 by Paul II Cheikho
Created cardinal
24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born
Emmanuel Karim Delly
27 September 1927
Tel Keppe, Iraq
Died
8 April 2014 (aged 86) San Diego, California, U.S.
Denomination
Chaldean Catholic
Residence
Iraq
Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon (1962–1997)
Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia (1962–1967)
Titular Archbishop of Kaskar dei Caldie (1967–2003)
Curial Bishop of Babylon (1997–2002)
Chaldean Archbishop of Baghdad (2003–2012)
Mar Emmanuel III Delly (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܝ, Arabic: مار عمانوئيل الثالث دلّي; born Karem Delly; 27 September 1927 – 8 April 2014) was an Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Baghdad and primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church.
He was born in Tel Keppe and was ordained a priest on 21 December 1952. He was consecrated a bishop in December 1962 at the age of 35. He was elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on 3 December 2003, succeeding the late Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid. He was made a cardinal on 24 November 2007.
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