Baghdad (Chaldean Patriarchate) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Louis Raphaël I Sako, Cardinal, Patriarch
Basel Salim Yaldo, Curial Bishop
Mikha Pola Maqdassi, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Shlemon Warduni, Curial Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Ahwaz (Chaldean) (Archeparchy)
Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean)
Alquoch (Chaldean)
Dohuk (Duhok) (Chaldean)
Jerusalem (Chaldean) (Patriarchal Dependent Territory)
Jordan (Chaldean) (Patriarchal Dependent Territory)
Zākhō (Zaku) (Chaldean)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Patriarchate
Name Changed: 19 February 2022
Patriarchal See
Chaldean Catholic Church of the Chaldean Tradition
Country: Iraq
Official Web Site: https://chaldeanpatriarchate.com
Mailing Address: Patriarcat Chaldeen Catholique, P.O. Box 6112, Al-Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq
Telephone: (0770)130.0922

Historical Details

Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
- Latin Name: Babylonensis Chaldaeorum
- Restored: 20 April 1553
- Patriarchal See
- Country: Iraq
- Mailing Address: Patriarcat Chaldeen Catholique, P.O. Box 6112, Al-Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq
- Telephone: (0770)130.0922

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ebed-Jesu Maron † ( 1555 Appointed - 1567 Died)
Yab-Alaba † ( 1567 Appointed - 1580 Died)
Elie (V) † ( 1580 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Elie (VI) † ( 1591 Appointed - 1617 Died)
Elie (VII) † ( 1617 Appointed - 1660 Died)
Joseph d’Amida † ( 1681 Appointed - 2 Feb 1696 Resigned)
Joseph Saliba-Marouf (de Cruce) † (2 Feb 1696 Succeeded - 1713 Died)
Joseph III (Timothée) Maroge (Maroghin) † ( 1713 Appointed - 1759 Died)
Joseph IV (Lazare Timothée) Hindi † (25 Mar 1759 Confirmed - 1781 Resigned)
Youhanan VIII Hormez † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 16 Aug 1838 Died)
Nicholas Zeia (Zaya) † (27 Apr 1840 Confirmed - May 1847 Resigned)
Joseph VI Audu † (11 Sep 1848 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1878 Died)
Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (28 Feb 1879 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1894 Died)
Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (18 Mar 1895 Confirmed - 6 Nov 1899 Died)
Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (17 Dec 1900 Confirmed - 21 Jul 1947 Died)
Yousef VII Ghanima † (21 Jun 1948 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1958 Died)
Paul II Cheikho † (13 Mar 1959 Confirmed - 13 Apr 1989 Died)
Raphaël I Bidawid † (11 Jun 1989 Confirmed - 7 Jul 2003 Died)
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † (3 Dec 2003 Confirmed - 19 Dec 2012 Retired)
Louis Raphaël I Sako (1 Feb 2013 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
20 April 1553	Restored		Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
17 January 1954	Territory Lost	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean) (Bassorah, Amarah, Kut, and Montefiq)	Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean) (erected)
24 October 1960	Territory Lost	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean) (Chaikhan or Ain-Sefne, Alcosh, and Parts of Telkief and Mezure)	Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean) (erected)
24 October 1960	Territory Lost	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean) (Mosul, TePafr, Sinjar, and Al-Hadr)	Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean) (erected)
Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean)
19 February 2022	Name Changed	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)	Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)

1949 85,000 3,049,697 2.8% 52 7 59 1,440 50 39 21 ap1951

1970 150,000 3,500,000 4.3% 21 7 28 5,357 18 97 22 ap1971

Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
1949	85,000	3,049,697	2.8%	52	7	59	1,440	50	39	21	ap1951
1970	150,000	3,500,000	4.3%	21	7	28	5,357	18	97	22	ap1971
Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean)

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (Patriarch: 28 Feb 1879 to 27 Jun 1894)
Andraos Abouna † (Curial Bishop: 6 Nov 2002 to 27 Jul 2010)
Joseph VI Audu † (Patriarch: 11 Sep 1848 to 14 Mar 1878)
Ephrem Bédé †
Raphaël I Bidawid † (Patriarch: 11 Jun 1989 to 7 Jul 2003)
Paul II Cheikho † (Patriarch: 13 Mar 1959 to 13 Apr 1989)
Joseph d’Amida † (Patriarch: 1681 to 2 Feb 1696)
Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Dec 1962; Curial Bishop: 1997 to 24 Oct 2002; Patriarch: 3 Dec 2003 to 19 Dec 2012)
Yousef VII Ghanima † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1925; Patriarch: 21 Jun 1948 to 8 Jul 1958)
Joseph IV (Lazare Timothée) Hindi † (Patriarch: 25 Mar 1759 to 1781)
Youhanan VIII Hormez † (Patriarch: 5 Jul 1830 to 16 Aug 1838)
Jacques Ishaq † (Curial Bishop: 21 Dec 2005 to 25 Jun 2014; Administrator: 19 Dec 2012 to 31 Jan 2013)
Étienne Katcho † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1947 to 28 Jun 1953)
Stéphane Katchou †
Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (Patriarch: 18 Mar 1895 to 6 Nov 1899)
Souleyman Kutchouk Ousta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Oct 1938 to 4 Dec 1939)
Joseph III (Timothée) Maroge (Maroghin) † (Patriarch: 1713 to 1759)
Ebed-Jesu Maron † (Patriarch: 1555 to 1567)
Giwargis Peter (Georges-Pierre) Mawlada (de Natali) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1842 to 12 Jan 1847)
Joseph Saliba-Marouf (de Cruce) † (Coadjutor Patriarch: 1691; Patriarch: 2 Feb 1696 to 1713)
Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (Patriarch: 17 Dec 1900 to 21 Jul 1947)
Nicholas Zeia (Zaya) † (Coadjutor Patriarch: 25 Sep 1838; Patriarch: 27 Apr 1840 to May 1847)
Elie (V) † (Patriarch: 1580 to 1591)
Elie (VI) † (Patriarch: 1591 to 1617)
Elie (VII) † (Patriarch: 1617 to 1660)
Yab-Alaba † (Patriarch: 1567 to 1580)

Patriarchate of Baghdad (Chaldean)

Patriarchatus Bagdathensis Chaldaeorum