| Audishu V Khayyath | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans | |
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| Church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| See | Babylon of the Chaldeans |
| Installed | October 28, 1894 |
| Term ended | November 06, 1899 |
| Predecessor | Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonan |
| Successor | Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1855 (Priest) |
| Consecration |
23 Sept 1860 (Bishop) by Joseph Audo |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Georges Ebed-Iesu Khayyath |
| Born | October 15, 1827 |
| Died | November 6, 1899 (aged 72) |
| Residence | Iraq |
Mar Audishu V, (Ebed-Jesu V), Georges Khayyath † (or Abdisho V, Giwargis Hayyat) was the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1894–1899. He was also a Syriac scholar.
He is remembered also as editor of the Mosul Edition of the Syriac Peshitta. He wrote of a book with title "Romanorum Pontificum Primatus".
Life
He was born on October 15, 1827 in Mossul. He studied in the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in Rome and was ordained priest in 1855. On 23 September 1860 he was ordained Bishop of Amadiyah, Iraq, by Patriarch Joseph Audo.[1] He was the patriarchal vicar of Mossul from 1863 to 1870 and metropolitan of Amid from 1874 to 1894. He was appointed Patriarch of the Chaldean Church on October 28, 1894 and served till his death on November 6, 1899. He replaced Patriarch Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonan † and was followed by Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †.
Images
 Audishu V Khayyath meets with Yazidi leaders in Mosul, c. 1895 |
References
- ↑ David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318-1913, Peeters Publishers, 2000 ISBN 90-429-0876-9, pag 741
- "Archbishop Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
| Preceded by Eliya XIV Abulyonan (1878–1894) |
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church 1894–1899 |
Succeeded by Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas (1900–1946) |