Shimun XVI Yohannan
Mar Shimun XVI Yohannan (also Shemon XVI Yohannan) was Patriarch of the Qodshanis branch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1780, and since 1804 he remained the sole Catholicos-Patriarch, because the last patriarch of the rival Eliya line Eliya XIII Ishoyahb died without successor. Shimun XVI remained patriarch until his death in 1820.[1]
Shimun XVI Yohannan | |
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| His Holiness | |
| Church | Assyrian Church of the East |
| Diocese | Patriarchal Diocese of Qodshanis |
| See | Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
| Installed | 1780 (1804) |
| Term ended | 1820 |
| Predecessor | Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail and Eliya XIII Ishoyahb |
| Successor | Shimun XVII Abraham |
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| Rank | Catholicos-Patriarch |
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| Born | Qodshanis, Hakkari |
| Died | 1820 Qodshanis, Hakkari |
| Nationality | Assyrian (Ottoman) |
| Denomination | Christian, Assyrian Church of the East |
| Residence | Qodshanis, Hakkari |
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Until 1804, there were two rival patriarchal lines within the Assyrian Church of the East, senior Eliya line in Alqosh and junior Shemon line in Qochanis. Last patriarch of the senior line Eliya XIII Ishoyahb died in 1804 and was buried in the ancient Rabban Hormizd Monastery. Since he had no successor, Shimun XVI Yohannan of the junior line became the sole Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. [2]
References
- Baum & Winkler 2003, p. 120, 175.
- Wilmshurst 2000, p. 316-319, 356.
Sources
- Baum, Wilhelm; Winkler, Dietmar W. (2003). The Church of the East: A Concise History. London-New York: Routledge-Curzon.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Baumer, Christoph (2006). The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity. London-New York: Tauris.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Louvain: Peeters Publishers.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wilmshurst, David (2011). The martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East. London: East & West Publishing Limited.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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| Assyrian Church of the East titles | ||
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| Preceded by Mar Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail and Mar Eliya XIII Ishoyahb |
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East 1780 (1804) – 1820 |
Succeeded by Mar Shimun XVII Abraham |