Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly submit his resignation and the Pop accepted

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His Holiness Pop Benedict XVI of Vatican accepted the resignation of the Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in the world, according to the article 2/126 of the Eastern Churches Laws.
This news was announced by the radio of Vatican this afternoon.
The Chaldean Synod will meet on 28th of January 2013 to elect a successor to the Cardinal Delly.