Mar Joseph III Timothy Maroge (or ''Youssef III Timotheos Maraugin'' or ''Maroghin'') was the third incumbent of the ''Josephite'' line of

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, a patriarchate in

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with the

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mainly active in the areas of Amid and

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. He was the Patriarch of the

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from 1713 to 1757.

Life

Timothy Maroge was born in

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and educated by the Capuchin

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in Amid. He was consecrated bishop of

by Joseph II Sliba Maruf in 1705.in 1705 according to Wilmshurst (2000) page 52, or in 1696 according to Murre He became patriarch after his predecessor's death, being the only Chaldean bishop who survived the 1708-1713 plague. He was confirmed by the

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on 18 March 1714, and took the name of Joseph III. During his patriarchate there was a growth in the number of the faithful in the patriarchate, mainly in the area of the Alqosh's patriarchate. Joseph III was a skilful preacher, and it is remembered that more than three thousand people of

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entered in his patriarchate in 1723. This success caused a strong reaction of the traditionalist Patriarch of Alqosh, Eliya XII (XI) Denkha, who succeeded in having Joseph III imprisoned many times by the

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authorities. Shortly after, some problems arose in Amid, where the traditionalists occupied Joseph's cathedral and the Capuchins left the town in 1726. The patriarchate struggled with financial difficulties due to the tax burden imposed by the Turkish authorities and to the ransoms required to free Joseph from the prison. Furthermore, according to the Ottoman law, the Chaldean community was administratively subject to the traditionalist Patriarchate of Alqosh, causing it to be in a weak position and exposed to vexations. In 1734 Joseph left for Europe to try to raise funds to pay his debts, and during the next seven years he visited the Catholic courts of Poland, Austria and Rome asking for financial support. He was given some money, but far less than he had hoped for. While he was abroad, the Chaldeans in

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obtained from the Ottoman authorities recognition of his authority over Amid and Mardin, but Mosul and

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were assigned to the traditionalist patriarchate of Alqosh, thus creating many difficulties for the growing number of Chaldeans who lived there. In 1754 Joseph appointed as successor Mar Antun Galla, but the

objected and did not allow him to resign: thus he remained the incumbent till his death on 23 January 1757.

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