Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney

The Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle is a Chaldean Catholic diocese in Sydney, Australia, and is immediately subject to the Holy See.

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney
Location
Country	Australia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2014) 35,000 (n/a%)
Parishes	7
Information
Sui iuris church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Rite	Chaldean Rite
Established	2006
Cathedral	St. Thomas the Apostle Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Louis Raphaël I Sako
Eparch	Amel Nona
Website
Official website

For other churches with the same name, see St. Thomas the Apostle Church (disambiguation).

The eparchy was created in 2006. Djibrail Kassab was appointed bishop at that time; he was based in Basrah, Iraq before he was posted to Oceania. His bishopric currently sits as St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park, New South Wales.

In 2015, he was succeeded by Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona.

Parishes

• St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia
• St. Mary's Assumption Chaldean Catholic Church, Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
• St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia
• St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
• Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
• St Addai Chaldean Catholic Church, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia

External links

• "Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
• GCatholic.org