Paulos Faraj Rahho
| Paulos Faraj Rahho | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of the Eparchy of Mosul | |
| See | Archeparchy of Mosul |
| In office | 12 January 2001 – 2008, Killed - body found 13 March 2008 |
| Predecessor | George Garmo |
| Successor | Emil Shimoun Nona |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 June 1965 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 20, 1942 Mosul, Iraq |
| Died | March 2008 (aged 65) Mosul, Iraq |
| Previous post | Priest |
Archbishop Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho (Arabic: بولس فرج رحو, Būlus Farağ Raḥū; Syriac: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܦ̮ܪܔ ܪܚܘ, Paulōs Farağ Raḥō; 20 November 1942 – February or March 2008) was the Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul, in the northern part of Iraq.
Also known as Paul Faraj Rahho and Paulos Faradsch Raho, he was an ethnic Chaldean, born in Mosul, where he lived almost his entire life. The city of Mosul has a long established community of Chaldean Catholics. Rahho came to worldwide attention in 2008 when he was kidnapped by gunmen and subsequently found dead in Mosul, an event that drew condemnation from the Vatican and foreign governments.
Paulos Faraj Rahho was born to an Assyrian Catholic family in 1942. He spent nearly all his life in Mosul, a city with one of the largest and oldest Christian populations in Iraq. In 1954, he entered the St. Peter's junior and major seminary in Baghdad in order to become a priest. After his ordination on June 10, 1965 he briefly worked in Baghdad before being appointed to St. Isiah's Church in Mosul. Between 1974 and 1976, Rahho completed his religious studies with a Licentiate in Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome.
Rahho later founded the church of the Sacred Heart in Tel Keppe, a town some 12 miles (20 km) north of Mosul. He also opened an orphanage for handicapped children.
On January 12, 2001, the Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church elected him archbishop of the Archeparchy of Mosul. On February 16, 2001, he was ordained Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, giving him responsibility for around 20,000 Catholics in ten parishes. He was ordained by Mar Raphael I Bidawid, the Patriarch of Babylon. His church is known in Mosul as Safina (The Ship), but parishioners called it the Holy Spirit Church.
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