Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney
| Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Emil Shimoun Nona |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Djibrail Kassab |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 8,525,989 km² |
| Residents | 36,102,071 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 35,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,889 |
| Permanent deacons | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 12 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Chaldean rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church |
| address | 66-78 Quarry Road, Bossley Park, NSW 2176; PO Box 3120, Wetherill Park, NSW 2164, Australia |
| Website | http://www.kaldu.org |
The Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostles in Sydney ( lat . : Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Sydneyensis Chaldaeorum ) is a Chaldean Catholic eparchy unified with the Roman Catholic Church and is based in the Sydney suburb of Bossley Park , Australia . Pope Benedict XVI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Inter gravissimas on October 21, 2006.
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Sydney on gcatholic.org (English)