Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow was the sixth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1638 to 1656.

Mar

Shimun XI Eshuyow
Patriarch of the Chaldeans
Patriarch of the Church of the East
ChurchChaldean Catholic Church
Church of the East
SeeQodshanis of the Chaldeans
Holy Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Installedc.1638
Term ended1656
PredecessorShimun X Eliyah
SuccessorShimun XII Yoalaha
Personal details
Died1656
ResidenceQodshanis, Ottoman Empire, then later moved to Khosrau-Abad near Salmas, Safavid Empire

He succeeded Patriarch Shimun X Eliyah, The seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church being in Salmas during his reign.

Mar Shimun XI Eshuyow like his predecessor Shimun X Eliyah was not formally recognized by Rome, after the hereditary Shimun line of Patriarchs was reintroduced by Patriarch Shimun IX Dinkha. Hereditary succession is an unacceptable practice by the Roman Catholic Church.

His successor was Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656–1662).

See also

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Chaldean Catholic Church titles
Church of the East titles
Preceded by Patriarch of the Chaldeans
Shemʿon line (Qodshanis and Khosrau-Abad)

(c. 1638 – c. 1656)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Patriarch of the Church of the East
Shem'on line (Qodshanis and Khosrau-Abad)

(c. 1638 – c. 1656)
Succeeded by