Francis Y. Kalabat

His Grace, His Excellency Francis Yohana Kalabat
Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Ordination of Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat. June 14, 2014
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Diocese	Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Appointed	May 5, 2014[1]
Predecessor	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Orders
Ordination	July 5, 1995[2] by Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Consecration	June 14, 2014 by Louis Raphaël I Sako
Personal details
Birth name	Frank Kalabat
Born	May 13, 1970
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic

Francis Yohana Kalabat (born May 13, 1970) is a bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in the United States and serves the over 150,000 Chaldeans in the Detroit area. He began undergraduate (philosophy) studies at the University of San Diego's Saint Francis de Sales Center for Priestly Formation, in San Diego, California. Subsequently, he began the requisite graduate theological training for the Chaldean Catholic priesthood at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, in Detroit, Michigan. Ordained a priest on July 5, 1995, he was appointed Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) of Mother of God Church in Southfield, Michigan, the city where the Eparchy has its Cathedral. Since 2001, Eparch Kalabat has been Pastor of Saint Thomas Church in Detroit, Director of Vocations for the Eparchy, and has been involved with the Center for Re-Evangelization. He speaks Arabic, English and Aramaic, and also knows Spanish. He received his episcopal ordination, and was installed as Eparch on June 14, 2014.

References

Further reading

• Wong Barnstead, Elizabeth (12 May 2014). "Chaldean Bishop-Elect Both Humble and Dedicated". The Michigan Catholic. 

• Bishop Frank Yohana Kalabat