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Shimun XI Eshuyow was the sixth Patriarch of the

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, from 1638 to 1656. He succeeded Patriarch

Shimun X Eliyah Shimun X ( syr, ܫܡܥܘܢ / ''Shemon'', died 1638) was Patriarch of the ''Shemon'' line of primates of the Church of the East, from 1600 to 1638. He is claimed both by the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East. Upon a ...

, The seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church being in

Salmas Salmas ( fa, سلماس; ; ; ; syr, ܣܵܠܵܡܵܣ, Salamas) is the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. It is located northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey. According to the 2019 census, the city's population is 127,864. ...

during his reign. Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow like his predecessor

was not formally recognized by Rome, after the hereditary Shimun line of Patriarchs was reintroduced by Patriarch

Shimun IX Dinkha Mar Shimun IX Dinkha was the fourth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1580 to c.1600. He moved the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church from Siirt in the Ottoman Empire to Urmia in the Safavid Empire ...

. Hereditary succession is an unacceptable practice by the Roman Catholic Church. His successor was

Shimun XII Yoalaha Mar Shimun XII Yoalaha was the seventh Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1656 to 1662. He succeeded Patriarch Shimun XI Eshuyow, the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church being in Khosrau-Abad near S ...

(1656–1662).

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