Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul

The archeparchy Mosul (Latin: Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum ) is a Uniate with the Roman Catholic Church, Chaldean Catholic archeparchy based in Mosul, Iraq.

The diocese was founded on 14 February 1967; Precursor was a prelature. The archeparchy is led by an archbishop, who is pastor of St. Paul's Cathedral at the same time. Today's diocese was established by Archbishop George Garmo. On 7 December 2004 the cathedral was severely damaged in a bomb blast. The bishopric was then rebuilt about 10 km away.

Since 2008, the archeparchy Mosul is the focus of an emerging persecution of Christians in Iraq with threats by Islamist militias to marry introduction of special taxes or the threat of Christian daughters to Muslim men. Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was kidnapped and murdered in 2008.

In the diocesan territory, founded in 571 AD Abbey Dair Mar Elia is (St. Elijah ).

Ordinaries

  • Yohannan VIII Hormizd (1778-1818)
  • Nicholas Zaya
  • Joseph Audo (1825-1833)
  • Pierre Eliyya subscription Alyonan
  • Abdisho V. Khayat
  • Joseph Emmanuel II Toma (1900-1947)
  • Joseph Ghanima (1947-1958)
  • Paul Cheikho (1958-1960)

Archbishops of Mosul

  • Emmanuel Daddi (1960-1980)
  • Georges Garmou (1980-1999)
  • Paulos Faraj Rahho (2001-2008)
  • Emil Shimoun Nona (since 2009)

Churches in Mosul archeparchy

  • St. Miskenta of the martyrs, Al - Mayasa (Al- Sa'a )
  • St. Isaiah, Ras Al Koor
  • St. Paul, Hai Al- Majmou'a
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Dawasa
  • St. Joseph, Al - Mayda
  • Church of the Virgin Mary, Al- Dargazliya
  • St. Ephrem, Mousal Al- Jadida
  • Sacred Heart Church, Tel Keppe
  • St. Addai, Karamles
Friar Yohannan VIII. Hormizd Nicholas I Zaya Joseph VI Audo Audishu V Khayyath Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas Yousef VII Ghanima Paul II Cheikho
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