Mar Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܘܠܩܐ; also John Soulaqa Sulaka or Sulacha circa 1510–1555) was the first Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from 1553 to 1555.Yohannan Sulaqa’s ascension as Patriarch was part of the 1552 schism in the Church of the East which resulted in the establishment of rival patriarchates and ultimately a permanent rift in the Church.
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