Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow was the sixth Patriarch of the
Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1638 to 1656.
He succeeded Patriarch
Shimun X Eliyah, 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 127,86 ...
during his reign.
Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow like his predecessor
Shimun X Eliyah 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 Emp ...
. 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 ...
(1656–1662).
See also
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Patriarch of the Church of the East
The Patriarch of the Church of the East (also known as Patriarch of the East, Patriarch of Babylon, the Catholicose of the East or the Grand Metropolitan of the East) is the patriarch, or leader and head bishop (sometimes referred to as Catholic ...
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List of patriarchs of the Church of the East
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List of Chaldean Catholic patriarchs of Babylon
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon
1656 deaths
Year of birth unknown
17th-century Eastern Catholic archbishops
17th-century people of Safavid Iran
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