Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans
| Formation | c. AD 1808 |
|---|---|
| Type | Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men) |
| Headquarters | Couvent Saint-Antoine, P.O. Box 12012, Baghdad, Al-Duorah, Iraq |
Superior General | Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C. |
The Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans is a Chaldean Catholic (Eastern Catholic, Chaldean Rite) Monastic Order of Pontifical Right for men.
History
The monastic order was founded in 1808. Its headquarters are in Saint-Antony convent, P.O. Box 12012, Baghdad, Al-Duorah province, Iraq.
Statistics
In 2012, it had 6 houses with 40 members, including 21 priests.
Superiors general
(incomplete)
- Denha H. Toma (? - ?)
- Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C. ( 2016- present)
Prelates from their ranks
- Deceased, by year of death
- 1915 : Philip Yaʿqob Abrahamo, Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkish Kurdistan)
- 2006 : Abbot Yousif Ibrahim, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)
- 2013: Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)