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This handout picture released on February 4, 2013 by the Vatican press office shows Pope Benedict XVI (R) greeting the new patriarch of the Iraq-based Chaldean Church, the archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako, during a private audience in the pontif’s library. Louis Sako replaces Emmanuel III Delly who retired in December 2012 after reaching the age limit of 85 in the Christian church which recognises the authority of the pope. AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO/HO RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS