The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate (Latin: Patriarchatus Chaldaeorum), is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Mary Mother of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq. The current patriarch is Louis Raphaël I Sako. He is assisted by the archbishop of Erbil Shlemon Warduni and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad Basel Yaldo.[4][5][6] Its cathedral is the Church of Mary Mother of Sorrows in Baghdad, Iraq.
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad Patriarchatus Chaldaeorum | |
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| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Louis Raphaël I Sako elected 31 January 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Information | |
| First holder | Saint Thomas the Apostle (as Patriarch of the Church of the East by tradition), Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (as Chaldean Catholic Patriarch) |
| Denomination | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | Apostolic Era[1] 280 as Diocese of Seleucia-Ctesifonte[2] 1553 as Eastern Catholic Patriarchate[3] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Language | East-Syriac |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Chaldean Catholics are the majority of Assyrians in Iraq, an indigenous people of North Mesopotamia.[7][8][9][10][11]
Etymology
editIn 1552, there was a schism within the Church of the East, caused by discontent among the bishops(metropolitans) over actions of the patriarch Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb following the tradition of previous patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi who made the patriarchal succession hereditary, normally from uncle to nephew. Joseph I (1681–1696), who served as the Metropolitan of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakır, Turkey) led an off-shoot of the Church of the East and joined the Catholic Church. His successor, Joseph II (1696–1713), was officially bestowed with the symbolic title Patriarch of Babylon. Although this patriarchate was established in the city of Diyarbakır, it was eventually moved to the city of Mosul and finally to Baghdad where it remains to this day. The title Patriarch of Babylon or Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans remained in popular usage until the name Babylon was officially abandoned in August, 2021.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wilmshurst 2000, p. 4.
- ^ Wigram 1910, p. 42-44.
- ^ Chaldean Patriarchal See of Babylon
- ^ "CNS STORY: Bishops appointed for Chaldean Church in Sydney, Toronto, Baghdad". 2015-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ 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 Archived 2018-09-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Sako Elected New Chaldean Patriarch," dated February 5, 2013 http://English.ankawa.com/?p=8211
- ^ 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
- ^ Article entitled "Chaldeans in Metro Detroit" dated August 2011 by ABCNews, article found at "Chaldeans in Metro Detroit « Detroit 2020". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ Iraqi Constitution, Article 125 http://www.iraqinationality.gov.iq/attach/iraqi_constitution.pdf Archived 2016-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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
- ^ "Iraqi Christians' long history". BBC News. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Sako, Louis Raphaël I (19 August 2021). "Chaldean Catholic Synod 2021". Saint-Adday.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Sako, Louis Raphaël I (24 August 2021). "About the Label". Saint-Adday.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Sako, Louis Raphaël I (21 August 2021). "Questions Regarding the Naming of the Chaldean Patriarchate". Saint-Adday.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Sako, Louis Raphaël I (25 August 2021). "Babylon the Great and the Designation of the Patriarchate". Saint-Adday.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Sako, Louis Raphaël I (25 August 2021). "Final Communiqué of the Chaldean Synod". Saint-Adday.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
Sources
edit- Wigram, William Ainger (1910). An Introduction to the History of the Assyrian Church or The Church of the Sassanid Persian Empire 100-640 A.D. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. ISBN 9780837080789.
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Louvain: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 9789042908765.
- Wilmshurst, David (2011). The martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East. London: East & West Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781907318047.