Chaldean Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tehran

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The Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean Catholic Church), latin name Sehnaensis Chaldaeorum, was erected in 1853 in the city of Sanandaj, Iran for the Iranian Christian Senaya.[1] In 1944 the archdiocese moved to Tehran, the capital of Iran and on March 16, 1970 the Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean) name changed to the Archdiocese of Tehran (Chaldean).[2]

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[edit] Arcbishops

  • Girolamo Simeone Kashat † (7 Sep 1857 Ordained Bishop - )
  • Jean Nissan † ( 12 May 1914 to 20 Apr 1937)
  • Abraham Elias, C.M. † (6 Sep 1938 Appointed - 15 Feb 1940 Died)[3]

[edit] Priests

  • Qasha Magdou
  • Qasha Toma
  • Qasha Paulus Served 1947-1950
  • Qash Rapheal Served 1951-1956
  • Qasha Shumun Served 1956-1960


[edit] Diocese's properties

  • Mart Maryam (Virgin Mary)church: located in the Aqa Zaman district ( turned into Historical Buidling)
  • Pahlavi School, built in 1916 in the Aqa Zaman district
  • Sharif Abad Garden( Amiryeh Park): located at Abidar mountain
  • Public Bathe: located in the Aqa Zaman district

[edit] References

  1. ^   "Diocese of Sehna". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
  2. ^ catholic-hierarchy.org
  3. ^ catholic-hierarchy.org
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