Archeparchy of Mosul
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| Country: | Iraq |
| Rite: | Chaldean Catholic |
| Area: | 528 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
1,739,800 (2002) 21,105 (1.2%) |
| Bishop: | Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho |
| Cathedral: | St Paul's Cathedral |
The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul (Latin: Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern part of the Iraq, some 396 km (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad. The diocese comprises the city of Mosul. The territory is subdivided in 12 parishes. The diocese of Mosul was elevated to Archeparchy of Mosul on February 14, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The current ordinary is Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho, and the current Papal Nuncio is His Excellency, Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, whose Apostolic Nunciature is the entire state of Iraq.
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[edit] Archbishop
The archeparchy is led by the prelature of an archbishop, concurrently the pastor of St. Paul's Cathedral. The cathedral was the target of a bombing on December 7, 2004, leaving the building badly damaged. The bishop's residence was a modern two story building that housed the archbishopric, which was 10 km away from the cathedral. The bishopric was built and innagurated in 1995 by His Excellency, the late Mar Georges Garmo. It was destroyed on August 12, 1995 by five attackers who ransacked the building after forcing everyone to leave and loading the building with dynamite.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Emmanuel Daddi † (June 27, 1960 - January 11, 1980 Deceased)
- Georges F. Garmo † (April 23, 1980 - September 9, 1999 Deceased)
- Paulos Faraj Rahho January 12, 2001 - Incumbent
[edit] List of churches
The following is a list of churches under the Archeparchy of Mosul and their locations:
- St. Miskenta the Martyr - Al Mayasa
- St. Isiah - Ras Al Koor
- St. Paul - Hai Al-Majmou'a
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Dawasa
- St. Joseph - Al-Mayda
- Church of the Virgin Mary - Al-Dargazliya
- St. Ephrem - Mousal Al-Jadida
- Sacred Heart - Tel Keppe
- St. Addai - Karemless
[edit] Statistics
The following statistics were reported in the year 2004.
- Total Catholics: 20,600
- Diocesan Priests: 10
- Religious Priests: 4
- Total Priests: 14
- Catholics Per Priest: 1,471
- Permanent Deacons: 1
- Male Religious: 4
- Parishes: 10
[edit] External links
- Kaldu.org - Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle Website
- Catholic Hierarchy.org entry
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