Archdiocese of Baghdad (Chaldeans)
| Archdiocese of Baghdad (Chaldeans) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Country | Iraq |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Patriarchate of Babylon |
| Diocesan bishop | Louis Raphaël I. Cardinal Sako |
| Auxiliary bishop | Jacques Ishaq |
| founding | April 20, 1553 |
| Parishes | 26 (2006) |
| Catholics | 145,000 (2006) |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,531 |
| Friars | 9 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 93 (2006) |
| rite | Chaldean rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph (Baghdad) |
The Archdiocese of Baghdad of the Chaldeans ( Latin Archidioecesis Babylonensis Chaldaeorum ) is a Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese unified with the Roman Catholic Church and based in Baghdad , Iraq .
The diocese was founded on April 20, 1553.
Ordinaries
- ...
- Paul II Cheikho (1958–1979)
- ...
- Raphael I. Bidawid (1989-2003)
- Emmanuel III Cardinal Delly (2003-2012)
- Louis Raphaël I Cardinal Sako (since 2013)
See also
- Roman Catholic Church in Iraq
- Archdiocese of Baghdad of the Roman Catholic Church
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Baghdad (Chaldean) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- Entry on Chaldean Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baghdad on gcatholic.org (English)