Background
Delly, Emmanuel III Emmanuel-Karim Cardinal was born on October 6, 1927 in Telkaif, Iraq.
Delly, Emmanuel III Emmanuel-Karim Cardinal was born on October 6, 1927 in Telkaif, Iraq.
Ordained priest Archeparchy of Mossul, Iraq, 1952. Ordained bishop, 1963. Auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Babylon, 1963—2002.
Patriarch Archdiocese of Babylon (Babylon of the Chaldeans), since 2003. Archbishop Archdiocese of Baghdad, since 2003. Elevated to cardinal, 2007.