Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
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His Beatitude Mar Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni |
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| Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians | |
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| Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | July 15, 1929 |
| Term ended | January 29, 1968 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani |
| Successor | Ignatius Antony II Hayyek |
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| Ordination | Nov 3, 1902 (Priest) |
| Consecration | Jan 19, 1913 (Bishop) by Ephrem II Rahmani |
| Created Cardinal | December 16, 1935 by Pope Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1935-1965); Cardinal-Bishop Patriarch (1965-1968) |
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| Birth name | Abdul-Ahad Dawood Tappouni |
| Born | November 3, 1879 Mosul, Iraq |
| Died | January 29, 1968 (aged 88) Beirut, Lebanon |
Mar Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni (Arabic: جبرائيل تبّوني, French: Ignace-Gabriel I Tappouni) (November 3, 1879 – January 29, 1968) was a leading prelate of the Syriac Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Antioch from 1929 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935.
Born Abdul-Ahad Dawood Tappouni, Baptized as Leo Gabriel, Tappouni was born in Mosul (in modern Iraq) and there studied at the Syro-Chaldean Dominican Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood on November 3, 1902, taking the name Dominic. After teaching at the same seminary until 1908, Tappouni was then made Secretary of the Apostolic Delegation to Mesopotamia.
On September 12, 1912, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Danaba and the Chaldean Apostolic Vicar of Mardin. Tappouni was reassigned to Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri on January 19, 1913, which was the same date he received his episcopal consecration from Patriarch Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani. At his consecration he took the name Theophile Gabriel. During World War I, he was imprisoned by the Ottoman Turks in Aleppo during an Ottoman campaign to slaughter Christians. Many people attempted to interfere and negotiate for Tappouni's release, including Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.
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