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Chaldean Catholic Church

Quick Facts

Tradition
Christianity ยท Catholic ยท Eastern
Current leader
Patriarch Paulos III Nona
Leader since
April 12th 2026
Days in office
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Members
616,639Wikipedia: Chaldean Catholic Church [2018]

Intro

The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic church rooted in the Syriac tradition that uses the East Syriac Rite and has its historic center in Iraq.

Structure

The Chaldean Catholic Church is divided into a patriarchate, metropolitan archeparchies, archeparchies, eparchies, and territories dependent on the patriarch.

The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad is the supreme authority of the Chaldean Catholic Church. On 12 April 2026, Paulos III Nona was elected as the Church's patriarch.

Below is a list of the church's jurisdictions.

Patriarchate
Patriarchate of Baghdad, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Metropolitan archeparchies (archdioceses)
Baghdad, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Tehran, Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
Urmia-Salmas, Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
Other archeparchies (archdioceses)
Ahwaz, Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
Basra, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Diyarbakir, Turkey ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
Erbil, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Mosul, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Eparchies (dioceses)
Aleppo, Syria ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ
Alqosh, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Aqra, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Beirut, Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง
Cairo, Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Mar Addai of Toronto, Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney, Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Amadiyah and Zaku, Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
Territories dependent on the patriarch
Jerusalem
Jordan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด
Vacant sees
Archeparchy of Ahwaz, Eparchy of Aqra, Eparchy of Cairo, and Eparchy of San Diego

Religious orders

Daughters of Mary Immaculate

Daughters of Mary Immaculate is a Chaldean Catholic apostolic order with patriarchal rights, established in Baghdad on 7 August 1922 during the reign of Patriarch Mar Youssef Emmanuel II Thomas.

The Chaldean Sisters were founded by Father Anton Zebouni of Mosul after World War I to support the Chaldean community through apostolic service and prayer, with the congregation dedicated to Mary Immaculate.

Source(s)

Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Chaldean Catholic Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Source: Structure and religious orders sections adapted from the Wikipedia article "Chaldean Catholic Church" and the Wikipedia article "Paul III Nona". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.