Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Beirut
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The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Beirut is the sole
.It is immediately dependent on the
.Its cathedral episcopal see is in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
History
Established on 3 July 1957, on territory split off from the suppressed Eparchy of
Gazireh of the Chaldeans
.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Chaldean Rite
)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Beirut
- Gabriel Naamo (1957.06.28 – death 1964.02.12), previously Syria of the Chaldeans(Syria) (1938.09.30 – 1957.06.27) & Apostolic Administrator of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1938.09.30 – 1957.06.27)
- Gabriel Ganni (1964.02.12 – 1966.03.02), succeeding as former Bassorah of the Chaldeans(Iraq) (1966.03.02 – death 1971.01.15), succeeding as Archeparch of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (1971.01.15 – 1981.11.10)
- Raphael J. Bidawid (1966.03.02 – 1989.05.21), previously Eparch of Babylon of the Chaldeans(Iraq) ([1989.05.21] 1989.06.11 – death 2003.07.07), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church (1989.06.11 – 2003.07.07), President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq (1989.06.11 – 2003.07.07)
- Michel Kassarji (2001.01.12 – ...)
