Shimun IX Dinkha

For other people named Shimun, see Shimun (disambiguation).

Mar Shimun IX Dinkha was the fourth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1580 to c.1600.

Mar Shimun IX Dinkha
Patriarch of the Chaldeans
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
See	Siirt of the Chaldeans Urmia of the Chaldeans
Installed	1580
Term ended	c. 1600
Predecessor	Yahballaha IV
Successor	Shimun X Eliyah
Personal details
Died	c. 1600
Residence	Siirt, Ottoman Empire, then Urmia, Safavid Empire

He moved the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church from Siirt in the Ottoman Empire to Urmia in the Safavid Empire, whereas his successor Shimun X Eliyah moved it to Salmas.

Mar Shimun IX Dinkha was the last Patriarch of the Shemʿon line to be formally recognized by Rome. He reintroduced the hereditary succession, an unacceptable practice by Roman Catholic Church. His hereditary line of successors Shimun X Eliyah (c. 1600–1638), Shimun XI Eshuyow (1638–1656), Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656–1662) and Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662–1692) resided all in Salmas and were not recognized by Rome.

Shimun XIII Dinkha moved the See to Qochanis in the Ottoman Empire and from 1692 became Patriarch of the Church of the East continuing the Shemʿon line there.

See also

• List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon

Chaldean Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Yahballaha IV	Patriarch of the Chaldeans Shemʿon line (Mosul) (1580–1600)	Succeeded by Shimun X Eliyah