Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum) is one of two eparchies (Eastern catholic dioceses) of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris (Syro-Oriental Rite, Syriac/Arameic language) in the USA.

It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, located in El Cajon, California.

History

It was created by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2002 on territory split off from the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, the equally exempt, only other Chaldean Catholic diocese in the USA.

Episcopal Ordinaries

Exempt Eparchs (Bishops)

• Mar Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo (May 5, 2002–May 7, 2016)
• Mar Emmanuel Challita Eparch-Designate (2017-)

Auxiliary Eparchs

• Mar Bawai Soro (2014-present)

Extent

The diocese is responsible for Chaldean Catholics in nineteen states in the western portion of the United States, the largest concentration of these being found in San Diego County, California.

The Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle comprises four vicariates consisting of its member parishes.

Southern Vicariate

The parishes of the Southern Vicariate comprise the Southwest of the United States. The Vicar General of the Diocese is Archdeacon Sabri Kejboe.

• St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, El Cajon, California
• St. Michael's Chaldean Catholic Church, El Cajon, California
• Mar Auraha Chaldean and Assyrians Catholic Church, Scottsdale, Arizona
• St. Barbara Chaldean Catholic Church, Las Vegas, Nevada
• St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Santa Ana, California

Northern Vicariate

The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States. The Diocesan Vicar is Fr. Kamal Bidawid.

• St. Thomas Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, Turlock, California
• St. Mary Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbell, California
• St. Matthew's Chaldean Catholic Church, Ceres, California
• St. Paul Chaldean and Assyrian Catholic Church, North Hollywood, California
• St. Barnabas Chaldean Catholic Parish, Wilton, California
• Saint Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, Modesto, California
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Orangevale, California

Missions

The parishes listed here are Missions of the Eparchy located throughout the diocese who are currently not large enough, have not raised enough money, or found the proper land to construct their own church and formally create a parish.

• St. Joseph's Chaldean Catholic Mission, California
• Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Mission, Arizona
• Rabban Hermiz Mission of Riverside, Riverside, California

Monasteries, convents and seminaries

The fourth vicarate comprises the vocational housing of the non-diocesan religious life within the Eparchy.

• St. George Monastery, Riverside, California
• The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great, El Cajon, California
• Convent of Our Lady of the Fields (Workers of the Vineyard), El Cajon, California
• Chaldean Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, El Cajon, California

See also

• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Other Eastern Catholic bishops
• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego

References

Sources and External links

• Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego Official Site
• GCatholic.org
• Kaldu.org – Churches in St. Peter Diocese webpage

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: 32°45′14″N 116°55′27″W / 32.75389°N 116.92417°W / 32.75389; -116.92417