Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra

The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy (or Archdiocese) of Basra (or Bassorah) is a non-metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Syro-Oriental Rite, Syriac or Aramaic language) in southern Irak.

It is subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, without suffragan.

Its cathedral episcopal see Cathedral of Our Lady, is in Al Basrah.

History

In 280 AD it was established as Diocese of Perat-Maishan (Perâth Maishân), which was promoted in 410 to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan. It was suppressed in 1200.

In 1860 it was nominally restored as Titular archbishopric of Perat-Maishan, and was again suppressed in 1895.

On 17 January 1954, it was fuly restored under a modern name, as residential Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra (Bassorah), on territory split off from the Metropolitan Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Chaldean rite)

Ancient residential see of Perat-Maishan

Eparchs (Bishops) of Perat-Maishan

David (? – 285)
Yohannan (315? – ?)

Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Perat-Maishan

Milis (410? – ?)
Zabda (? - 424 – ?)

Former titular Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan

Titular Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Perat-Maishan

Thomas Rokuss (1860 – 1885), no further office
Jacques-Michel Naamo (1888.04.27 – death 1895), emeritate as former Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans (1885.03.24 – 1888.04.27)

Modern residential see of Basra (Bassorah)

Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Basra (Bassorah)

Joseph Gogué (1954.02.08 – death 1971.01.15)
Gabriel Ganni (1971.01.15 – death 1981.11.10), succeeding as former Coadjutor Archeparch of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (1966.03.02 – 1971.01.15); previously Auxiliary Eparch of Beirut of the Chaldeans (Lebanon) (1956.03.19 – 1959) and Titular Bishop of Gargara (1956.03.19 – 1964.02.12), promoted Coadjutor Eparch of Beirut of the Chaldeans (1959 – 1964.02.12), succeeding as Bishop of Beirut of the Chaldeans (Lebanon) (1964.02.12 – 1966.03.02), then Titular Archbishop of Pessinus (1966.03.02 – 1971.01.15)
Stéphane Katchou (1981.11.10 – 1983.11.29), succeeding as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10) & Titular Archbishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans (1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10); later Archbishop-Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1983.11.29 – death 1987.11.08)
Yousif Thomas (1983.11.29 – 1995.10.24)
Djibrail Kassab (1995.10.24 – 2006.10.21), later Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia) (2006.10.21 – 2015.01.15)
Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali (2014.01.11 – ...)

References

External links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links

Chaldean Catholic Church episcopal hierarchy
Patriarchate	Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon (List) at Cathedral of Mary Mother of Sorrows in Baghdad, Iraq
Metropolitan archeparchies	Baghdad Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya Tehran Urmyā
Other archeparchies	Ahvaz Basra Diyarbakir Arbil Mosul
Eparchies	Aleppo Alquoch Aqra (Akra) Beirut Cairo Mar Addai of Toronto Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney Salmas (suffragan of Urmya) Amadiyah and Zaku
Patriarchal dependencies	Jerusalem Jordan
Titular sees	Metropolitan : Rew-Ardashir / Other Archiepiscopal : Kaškar, Nisibis / Episcopal : Anbar, Mardin, Seert
Other former eparchies	Amadia, Gazireh, Perat-Maishan, Sulaimaniya, Zaku
See also	Dioceses of the Church of the East after 1552
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Coordinates: 30°29′00″N 47°49′00″E / 30.4833°N 47.8167°E / 30.4833; 47.8167

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