Shimun XVIII Rubil
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Mar Shimun XVIII Rubil (also known as Simon XVIII Rouel or Rowil) served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of what would come to be called the Assyrian Church of the East from 1861 until 1903, succeeding his uncle Shimun XVII Abraham.[1] He led the church from Qodshanis, in southeastern Turkey. In 1869, he received an invitation from the Vatican to attend the First Vatican Council as an observer, but he did not accept the invitation,[2] and he also rejected other initiatives for the union with the Catholic Church.[3]
Shimun XVIII Rubil | |
|---|---|
| Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East | |
Shimun XVIII Rubil in 1897 | |
| Church | Church of the East |
| Diocese | Patriarchal Diocese of Qodshanis |
| See | Holy Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
| Installed | 1861 |
| Term ended | 1903 |
| Predecessor | Mar Shimun XVII Abraham |
| Successor | Mar Shimun XIX Benyamin |
| Orders | |
| Rank | Catholicos-Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 23 March 1903 (aged 58–59) |
| Denomination | Christian, Assyrian Church of the East |
| Residence | Qodshanis, Hakkari |
The Catholicos-Patriarch died on March 16, 1903, and was succeeded by Shimun XIX Benyamin.
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