Sarhad Yawsip Jammo
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Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (born 14 March 1941) is a Chaldean Catholic 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 July 25, 2002. His bishopric currently sits at St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California.
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 | July 25, 2002 |
Retired | May 7, 2016 |
Predecessor | First Eparch |
Successor | Emanuel Hana Shaleta |
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Ordination | December 19, 1964 |
Consecration | July 25, 2002 by Raphael I Bidawid, Emmanuel III Delly and Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-03-14) March 14, 1941 (age 83) |
Styles of Sarhad Yawsip Jammo | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | His Grace |
Religious style | Eparch |
Mar Sarhad Jammo was born in Baghdad and ordained a priest on December 19, 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.[1] He retired on May 7, 2016.