Detroit area Chaldean priests ordained bishops in Iraq

posted on: Feb 9, 2015

Ordinations held Friday in Iraq for Emanuel Shaleta and Basel Yaldo

Source: www.detroitnews.com

Pope Francis is elevating to bishops two Chaldean priests with years of service in Metro Detroit.

Ordinations for Chorbishop Emanuel Shaleta and the Rev. Basel Yaldo, both active with the Southfield-based Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, were held Friday in Iraq, church officials said.

Shaleta has been named the new bishop of the Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto. Yaldo was elected an auxiliary bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate in Baghdad.