Archeparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)

Historical Details

• Eparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
  • Latin Name: Diarbekirnesis seu Amidensis Chaldaeorum
  • Erected: 1553
  • Country: Turkey

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Elie-Hormez Habib Elias Asmar † ( 1553 Appointed - 1583 Died)
• Joseph-Elie † ( 1583 Appointed - 1604 Died)
• Elie d’Amida † ( 1604 Appointed - 1615 Resigned)
• Adam-Timothee Rabban † ( 1615 Appointed - 1622 Died)
• Jesu-Yab † ( 1622 Ordained Bishop - 1638 Died)
• Jean-Simon Le Nestorien † ( 1638 Appointed - 1657 Died)
• Joseph d’Amida † ( 1657 Appointed - 1691 Resigned)
• Joseph Saliba-Marouf (de Cruce) † ( 1691 Appointed - 2 Feb 1696 Succeeded, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean))
• Joseph III (Timothée) Maroge (Maroghin) † ( 1708 Appointed - 1713 Appointed, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean))
• Basile Abd al-Ahad † ( 1717 Appointed - 3 Jan 1728 Died)
• Timothée Masaji † ( 1731 Appointed - 31 Dec 1756 Died)
• Joseph IV (Lazare Timothée) Hindi † ( 1757 Appointed - 25 Mar 1759 Confirmed, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean))
• Jean Accari † ( 1761 Appointed - 1777 Died)
• Augustin Hindi † (15 Jan 1802 Appointed - 6 Apr 1828 Died)
• Basile Mansur Asmar † ( 1828 Appointed - 1842 Appointed, Archbishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean))
• Giwargis Peter (Georges-Pierre) Mawlada (de Natali) † (12 Jan 1847 Appointed - 14 Aug 1867 Died)
• Pierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) † (22 Mar 1869 Appointed - 26 Apr 1877 Resigned)
• Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (28 Mar 1879 Appointed - 18 Mar 1895 Confirmed, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean))
• Souleyman Moussa Sabbagh † (23 Jun 1897 Appointed - 2 Jun 1923 Died)
• Gabriel Batta † (3 Jan 1966 Confirmed - 7 Mar 1977 Resigned)
• Paul Karatas † (7 Mar 1977 Appointed - 16 Jan 2005 Died)
• Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (22 Dec 2018 Confirmed - 2022 Retired)
• Sabri Anar (24 May 2023 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archeparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
1970				6		6	0	21			6	ap1971
1980	6,000			7		7	857	1			13	ap1981
1990	1,400			5		5	280	1			6	ap1991
1999	5,000			5		5	1,000				9	ap2000
2001	5,100			1		1	5,100				9	ap2002
2002	5,100			1		1	5,100				9	ap2003
2003	4,800			2		2	2,400				9	ap2004
2004	5,925			2		2	2,962				9	ap2005
2006	4,226			1		1	4,226				9	ap2007
2009	6,219			1		1	6,219				9	ap2010
2013	7,640			2		2	3,820				9	ap2014
2016	32,000			2		2	16,000				9	ap2017
2019	17,000			2		2	8,500				10	ap2020
2021	6,308			2		2	3,154				12	ap2022
2023	5,708			2		2	2,854				6	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Sabri Anar (Archbishop: 24 May 2023 - )
• Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (Archbishop: 22 Dec 2018 to 2022)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Basile Abd al-Ahad † (Archbishop: 1717 to 3 Jan 1728)
• Jean Accari † (Archbishop: 1761 to 1777)
• Basile Mansur Asmar † (Archbishop: 1828 to 1842)
• Elie-Hormez Habib Elias Asmar † (Archbishop: 1553 to 1583)
• Pierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 22 Mar 1869; Bishop: 30 Jan 1870 to 26 Apr 1877)
• Gabriel Batta † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1966 to 7 Mar 1977)
• Elie d’Amida † (Archbishop: 1604 to 1615)
• Joseph d’Amida † (Archbishop: 1657 to 1691)
• Augustin Hindi † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1802 to 6 Apr 1828)
• Joseph IV (Lazare Timothée) Hindi † (Archbishop: 1757 to 25 Mar 1759)
• Paul Karatas † (Priest: 29 Jun 1968; Archbishop: 7 Mar 1977 to 16 Jan 2005)
• Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Mar 1879 to 18 Mar 1895)
• Jean-Simon Le Nestorien † (Archbishop: 1638 to 1657)
• Joseph III (Timothée) Maroge (Maroghin) † (Archbishop: 1708 to 1713)
• Timothée Masaji † (Archbishop: 1731 to 31 Dec 1756)
• Giwargis Peter (Georges-Pierre) Mawlada (de Natali) † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1847 to 14 Aug 1867)
• Adam-Timothee Rabban † (Archbishop: 1615 to 1622)
• Souleyman Moussa Sabbagh † (Archbishop: 23 Jun 1897 to 2 Jun 1923)
• Joseph Saliba-Marouf (de Cruce) † (Priest: 1689 to 1691; Archbishop: 1691 to 2 Feb 1696)
• Jesu-Yab † (Archbishop: 1622 to 1638)
• Joseph-Elie † (Archbishop: 1583 to 1604)

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