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Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Arbil

Coordinates: 36°11′00″N 44°00′00″E / 36.1833°N 44.0000°E / 36.1833; 44.0000
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Archeparchy of Erbil of the Chaldeans

Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum

إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية
Mar Yousif Cathedral in Ankawa, Erbil
Location
CountryIraq
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately Subject to the Patriarchal See of Babylon
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchChaldean Catholic Church
RiteEast Syrian Rite
Established7 March 1968
CathedralMar Yousif Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchLouis Raphael I Sako
ArchbishopBashar Matti Warda
Website
www.adiabene.com

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

  • Bashar Warda 2015
    Bashar Warda 2015
  • St Josephs Cathedral Ankawa
    St Josephs Cathedral Ankawa

References

36°11′00″N 44°00′00″E / 36.1833°N 44.0000°E / 36.1833; 44.0000


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