Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad Patriarchatus Chaldæorum | |
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| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Louis Raphaël I Sako elected 31 January 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Information | |
| First holder | Saint Thomas the Apostle (as Patriarch of the Church of the East by tradition), Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (as Chaldean Catholic Patriarch) |
| Denomination | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | Apostolic Era[1] 280 as Diocese of Seleucia-Ctesifonte[2] 1553 as Eastern Catholic Patriarchate[3] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Language | East-Syriac |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate (Latin: Patriarchatus Chaldæorum), is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq. The current patriarch is Louis Raphaël I Sako. He is assisted by the archbishop of Erbil Shlemon Warduni and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad, Basel Yaldo.[4][5][6]
Chaldean Catholics are the majority of Assyrians in Iraq, an indigenous people of Upper Mesopotamia.[7][8][9][10][11]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]In 1552, there was a schism within the Church of the East, caused by discontent among the bishops (metropolitans) over actions of the patriarch Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb following the tradition of previous patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi who made the patriarchal succession hereditary, normally from uncle to nephew. Joseph I (1681–1696), who served as the Metropolitan of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakır, Turkey) led an off-shoot of the Church of the East and joined the Catholic Church. His successor, Joseph II (1696–1713), was officially bestowed with the symbolic title Patriarch of Babylon. Although this patriarchate was established in the city of Diyarbakır, it was eventually moved to the city of Mosul and finally to Baghdad where it remains to this day. The title Patriarch of Babylon or Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans remained in popular usage until the name Babylon was officially abandoned in August, 2021.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Chaldean Catholic patriarchs of Baghdad
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wilmshurst 2000, p. 4.
- ^ Wigram 1910, p. 42-44.
- ^ Chaldean Patriarchal See of Babylon
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- ^ Declaration of the Chaldean Patriarchy on the Role of Chaldeans in the New Iraq, dated September 15, 2003. http://www.chaldeansonline.org/chaldeanews/bishops.html Archived 2018-09-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Sako Elected New Chaldean Patriarch," dated February 5, 2013 http://English.ankawa.com/?p=8211
- ^ Opening Remarks by Chaldean Church’s Bishop Ibrahim at the General Chaldean National Conference in Southfield, Michigan on May 15, 2013. http://www.kaldaya.net/2013/Articles/06/03_BishopMarIbahimE.html
- ^ Article entitled "Chaldeans in Metro Detroit" dated August 2011 by ABCNews, article found at Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Iraqi Constitution, Article 125 http://www.iraqinationality.gov.iq/attach/iraqi_constitution.pdf Archived 2016-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ See BBC NEWS (March 13, 2008). "Who are the Chaldean Christians?". BBC NEWS, dated March 13, 2008. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7271828.stm
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Sources
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External links
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