Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon

The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon (Latin: Patriarchatus Babylonensis Chaldaeorum) is based in Iraq and is the only patriarchate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The current Patriarch is Patriarch Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako. He is aided by the ArchBishop of Erbil Shlemon Warduni and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad Basel Yaldo.[1] [2] [3]

The cathedral church is the Church of Mary Mother of Sorrows in Baghdad, Iraq.

Chaldeans represent the majority of Iraqi Christians, are descendants of the Mesopotamian civilization, and are the indigenous peoples of Iraq.[4][5][6][7] [8]

The Chaldean Catholic Church of Babylon is an Eastern rite Church representing symbolic origins to ancient Chaldæa and is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The church was formed in response to a patriarchate request to join the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Schism of 1552, which in turn split the Church of the East into two religious factions; Catholicism and The Church of the East.

After the establishment of the modern Chaldean Catholic Church of Babylon in 1552 AD, the patriarchate was established at Mosul, Iraq. In 1683 AD, it was moved to Baghdad, Iraq where it has remained since.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishops appointed for Chaldean Church in Sydney, Toronto, Baghdad," by Catholic News, dated January 15, 2015 http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1500181.htm
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Sako Elected New Chaldean Patriarch," dated February 5, 2013 http://English.ankawa.com/?p=8211
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Article entitled "Chaldeans in Metro Detroit" dated August 2011 by ABCNews, article found at http://detroit2020.com/2011/08/11/chaldeans-in-metro-detroit/
  6. ↑ Iraqi Constitution, Article 125 http://www.iraqinationality.gov.iq/attach/iraqi_constitution.pdf
  7. ↑ See BBC NEWS (March 13, 2008). "Who are the Chaldean Christians?". BBC NEWS, dated March 13, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7271828.stm
  8. ↑ Iraqi Christians’ long history, BBC News, November 1, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11669994

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