Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul

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Archeparchy of Mosul

Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum
Location
Country
Chaldean Rite
Established14 February 1967
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral
Secular priests8
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopNajib Mikhael Moussa

The

Latin: Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum) is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church, located in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Its followers are ethnic Assyrians and speakers of Neo-Aramaic. 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

Apostolic Nunciature
is the entire state of Iraq.

Mosul was the see of the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from Mar

Yohannan Hormizd to Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas
.

Archbishop

The

Mar George 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.
Late on February 29, 2008, according to a report given by the Catholic News Service, Archbishop Rahho was kidnapped from his car; his bodyguards and driver were killed.[1] On 13 March 2008, it was reported that the Archbishop's body had been found buried near Mosul.[2]

Ordinaries

  1. Yohannan Hormizd
    (1778-1818)
  2. Nicholas I Zaya
  3. Joseph Audo
    (1825-1833)
  4. Eliya Abulyonan
  5. Audishu V Khayyath
  6. Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas (1900-1947)
  7. Yousef VII Ghanima (1947-1958)
  8. Paul II Cheikho (1958-1960)
  9. Emmanuel Daddi † (June 27, 1960 - January 11, 1980 deceased)
  10. Georges F. Garmo
    † (April 23, 1980 - September 9, 1999 deceased)
  11. Paulos Faraj Rahho † (January 12, 2001 - 2008 Killed - body found March 13, 2008)
  12. Emil Shimoun Nona (November 13, 2009 - ?) (transferred to Australia and New Zealand after exile)
  13. Najib Mikhael Moussa (December 22, 2018 - )[3]

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 -
    Karamles

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

References

  1. ^ CNS Story: Kidnappers take Iraqi Archbishop, Kill his three companions Archived April 8, 2008, at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  2. ^ "Kidnapped Iraqi archbishop dead", BBC News, 13 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine".

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