Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Seert
He was succeeded by the Rabban Hormizd monk Mikha'il Kattula of Telkepe, one of the many opponents of Yohannan VIII Hormizd, who was consecrated in 1826 by Joseph V. He died in 1855 and was buried in the monastery of Mar Yaqob.
Patriarchs of the Church of the East
The recognition of the Mosul patriarch Yohannan VIII Hormizd by the Vatican in 1830 marked the birth of the modern Chaldean church. Yohannan Hormizd died in 1838, and was succeeded by Joseph VI Audo (1848–78), Nicholas I Zaya (1840–7), Eliya XII Abulyonan (1879–94), Abdisho V Khayyat (1895–9), Emmanuel II Thomas (1900–47), Joseph VII Ghanima (1947–58), Paul II Cheikho (1958–89) and Raphael I Bidawid (1989–2003). The present Chaldean patriarch is Emmanuel III Delly, consecrated in 2003.