Catholic church chaldéenne

The Catholic church chaldéenne , catholic Church chaldéenne or Église chaldéenne of the East is one of the Eastern Catholic churches. The chief of the Church carries the title of Catholicos - Patriarche of Babylon of Chaldéens , with residence with Baghdad in Iraq (titular current: Its Bliss Emmanuel III Karim Delly since the December 3rd 2003).

History

The Catholic church chaldéenne was born from a union with Rome at the time of the return of some former leaders of the apostolic Église of the East, itself heiress of the antique Église of Persia.

It is the only Church which uses the liturgical language araméenne.

Currently, the very whole Church saw hard persecutions and violences vis-a-vis the islamist militia which emerged after the invasion of Iraq.

Organization

Territorial organization

Iraq

  • Metropolis of Baghdad

  • Metropolis of Kirkuk
  • Archéparchie d' Erbil
  • Archéparchie of Al Basra
  • Archéparchie of Mosul
  • Éparchie d' Alqosh
  • Éparchie d' Amadiyah
  • Éparchie d' Aqra
  • Éparchie de Sulaimaniya
  • Éparchie de Zakho

Iran

  • Metropolis of Teheran

  • Metropolis of Ourmia
  • Archéparchie de Ahwaz
  • Éparchie de Salmas

Remainder of the the Middle East

  • Archéparchie de Diarbekir

  • Éparchie d' Alep
  • Éparchie of Beirut
  • Éparchie of Cairo
  • patriarchal Vicariate of Jordan
  • patriarchal Territory of Jerusalem

Rest of the world

  • Éparchie de San Diego (the USA)

  • Éparchie de Détroit (the USA)
  • Éparchie of Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)
  • patriarchal Vicariate of France
  • patriarchal Vicariate of Russia and the CEI

Relations with the other Churches

Relations with the other Churches of syriaque tradition

Since 1994, the Catholic church chaldéenne takes part in a series of oecumenical discussions with the other Churches of syriaque tradition, on the initiative of the Foundation Pro Directs, organization depend on the catholic diocese of Vienna in Austria. These discussions gather representatives of separate Catholic churches and, Western syriaque tradition (orthodoxe syriaque Église, syriaque Catholic church, orthodoxe Église malankare, Catholic church syro-malankare, Église Maronite) and of Eastern syriaque tradition (Assyrian apostolic Église of the East, Ancienne Church of the East, Catholic church chaldéenne, Catholic church syro-malabare).

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Patriarchate chaldéen

  • Lebanese Site
  • Catholic-Hierarchy
  • Chaldeans one Line
  • Éparchie de San Diego (the USA)
  • Chaldéenne Mission in France
  • Association of Assyro-Chaldéens de France (AACF)
  • Union of Assyro-Chaldéens de France (UACF)
  • patriarchal Vicariate of Jordan

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