Baghdad Archeparchy (Syrians)
Baghdad Archeparchy (Syrians) | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Syrian Catholic Church |
Country | Iraq |
Diocesan bishop | Yousif Abba |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka |
founding | 1862 |
Parishes | 4 (2006) |
Catholics | 22,000 (2006) |
Religious priest | 6 (2006) |
Catholics per priest | 3,667 |
rite | West Syrian Rite |
Liturgical language | Arabic |
cathedral | Sayidat al Nejat Cathedral |
address | Archeveche Syria Catholique 903-2-1 Baghdad Iraq |
The archeparchy Baghdad of the Syrians ( Latin Archieparchia Babylonensis Syrorum ) is the Roman Catholic Church Uniate Syrian Catholic archeparchy based in Baghdad in Iraq . The diocese was founded on September 28, 1862.
Ordinaries
- Atanasio Raffaele Ciarchi (1862 −...)
- Athanase Ignace Nuri (1894–1908)
- Atanasio Giorgio Dallal (1912–1926), then Archbishop of Mosul
- Atanasio Behnam Kalian (1929–1949)
- Atanasio Paul Hindo (1949–1953)
- Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose (1953–1983)
- Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka (1983-2011)
- Yousif Abba (since 2011)
See also
Web links
- Entry to archeparchy Baghdad of the Syrians to catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2014.