Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego
Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Diocesan bishop | Emmanuel Challita |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Sarhad Jammo |
founding | 2002 |
Parishes | 7 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 35,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Diocesan priest | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious priest | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,692 |
Friars | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Chaldean rite |
Liturgical language | Syrian |
cathedral | St. Peter Cathedral |
Website | www.kaldu.org |
The Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego ( lat. : Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum ) is in the United States located eparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church , located in El Cajon .
history
The Eparchy Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego was established on May 21, 2002 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Nuper Synodus from cessions of territory of the Eparchy Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit . First Bishop was Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zpet2.htm#59048
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Nuper Synodus , AAS 94 (2002), n.10, p. 601f.