Archdiocese of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya
| Archdiocese of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Country | Iraq |
| Diocesan bishop | Yousif Thomas Mirkis OP |
| founding | 1789 |
| Parishes | 3 (2006) |
| Residents | 500,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 5,600 (2006) |
| proportion of | 0.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 2 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,800 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 7 (2006) |
| rite | Chaldean rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kirkuk |
The Archdiocese of Kirkuk ( Latin Archidioecesis Cherchensis - Beth-Seleucensis o Beth-Garmaiensis ) is a Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese, unified with the Roman Catholic Church, with its seat in Kirkuk , Iraq . The diocese was founded in 1789. In 2013 it was merged with the dissolved diocese of Sulaimaniya to form the Archdiocese of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya .
Ordinaries
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- Laurent Choa (1826-1853)
- Jean Tamres (1854-1881)
- Joseph-Gabriel Adamo (1883–1899)
- Elie-Joseph Khayatt (1900-1903)
- Theodore Messaieh (1904-1917)
- Hormisdas Etienne Djibri (1917–1953)
- Ephrem Gogué (1954-1956)
- Raphael Rabban (1957-1967)
- Gabriel Koda (1968–1977)
- André Sana (1977-2003)
- Louis Sako (2003-2013)
- Yousif Thomas Mirkis OP (since 2014)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Kerkūk (Chaldean) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Chaldean Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk – Sulaimaniya on gcatholic.org (English)