Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto

The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto is the sole eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Syro-Oriental Rite in ) for all Canada.

It depends directly on the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, without being part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, in North York, near in Toronto, in Ontario.

History

Established on 10 June 2011, on territory previously not served by the Patriarchal particular church sui iuris.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Chaldean Rite)

Eparchs (Bishops) of Mar Addai of Toronto

Hanna Zora (2011.06.10 – 2014.05.03), previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1974.05.01 – 2011.06.10)
Apostolic Administrator Father Daoud Baffro (2014.05.03 – 2015.01.15)
Emmanuel Challita (2015.01.15 – ...)

Source and External links

GCatholic with incumbent biography links

Chaldean Catholic Church Hierarchy

Patriarchate	Babylon

Metropolitan Archeparchies	Baghdad Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya Tehran Urmya

Other Archeparchies	Ahwaz Basra Diyarbakir Erbil Mosul

Eparchies	Aleppo Alquoch Aqra (Akra) Beirut Cairo Mar Addai of Toronto Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney Salmas (suffragan of Urmya) Zaku-Amadiya

Territories dependent on the Patriarch	Jerusalem Jordan

Titular sees	Metropolitan : Rew-Ardashir / Other Archiepiscopal : Kaškar, Nisibis / Episcopal : Anbar, Mardin, Seert

Other Former eparchies	Amadia, Gazireh, Perat-Maishan, Sulaimaniya, Zaku

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