Archeparchy of Tehran
| Archeparchy of Tehran | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Country | Iran |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1853 |
| Parishes | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 14,000,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 3,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 600 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Chaldean rite |
| Liturgical language |
Arabic Syriac |
The archeparchy Tehran ( Latin Archieparchia Teheranensis Chaldaeorum ) is in Iran located archeparchy the Chaldean Catholic Church based in Tehran .
history
The Archeparchy of Tehran was established in 1853 as the Archeparchy of Sehna from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Kirkuk . On 16 March 1971, the archeparchy Sehna was by the Congregation for the Oriental Churches with the decree Inde from anno in archeparchy Tehran renamed.
Ordinaries
Archbishops of the Archeparchy Sehna
- Girolamo Simeone Kashat , 1857–?
- Jean Nissan , 1914–1937, then Bishop of Zaku
- Abraham Elias CM , 1938-1940
- Joseph Cheikho , 1944-1970
- Youhannan Semaan Issayi , 1970-1971
Archbishops of the Archeparchy of Tehran
- Youhannan Semaan Issayi, 1971-1999
-
Ramzi Garmou , 1999-2018
- Sedis vacancy since December 22, 2018
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Tehran (Chaldean) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Chaldean Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tehran on gcatholic.org (English)