Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
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The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul (Latin: Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum) is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church, located in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Its followers are ethnic Assyrians and speakers of Neo-Aramaic. The diocese comprises the city of Mosul. The territory is subdivided in 12 parishes.
Archeparchy of Mosul Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum | |
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Location | |
Country | Iraq |
Statistics | |
Area | 528 km2 (204 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | 16,815 |
Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Chaldean Catholic |
Rite | Chaldean Rite |
Established | 14 February 1967 |
Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral |
Secular priests | 8 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Najib Mikhael Moussa |
The diocese of Mosul was elevated to Archeparchy of Mosul on February 14, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The ordinary was Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho until his death in early 2008. He was succeeded in November 2009 by Archbishop-elect Emil Shimoun Nona, who until his election and ratification had been a professor of anthropology at Babel College and a pastor and vicar general in the eparchy of Alqosh. As of 2012[update] the Papal Nuncio was Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, whose Apostolic Nunciature is the entire state of Iraq.
Mosul was the see of the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church from Mar Yohannan Hormizd to Mar Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas.