Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Arbil

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Denomination Catholic Church Established 7 March 1968 Country Iraq		Rite East Syrian Rite Cathedral Mar Yousif Cathedral Archbishop Bashar Warda

Ecclesiastical province Immediately Subject to the Patriarchal See of Babylon Sui iuris church Chaldean Catholic Church

The Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil (Latin: Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum, Arabic: إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية‎‎) is a Chaldean Catholic diocese with its seat in Erbil. Erected in 1968 with territory taken from the Archeparchy of Kirkuk it is immediately subject to the Patriarchal See of Babylon. The see of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. Joseph (Mar Yousif) in Ankawa, a suburb of Erbil.

Ordinaries

Stéphane Babaca (1969–1994)

Hanna Markho (1994–1996)

Jacques Ishaq (1997–1999)

Yacoub Denha Scher (2001–2005)

Bashar Matti Warda (2010–present)

References

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Arbil Wikipedia

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