The
Eparchy
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on th ...
of
Alqosh
Alqosh ( syr, ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ, Judeo-Aramaic: אלקוש, ar, ألقوش, alternatively spelled Alkosh or Alqush) is a town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District and is situated 45 km north of the ...
is the
Chaldaean rite eparchy in Iraq, that was established in 1960.
The bishop is dependent to the
Patriarch of Babylon
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certain ...
.
Eparchial bishops
Bishops and archbishops of the Eparchy and their terms of service:
*
Abdul-Ahad Sana (1961–2001)
*
Mikha Pola Maqdassi (2001–present)
*Coadjutor
Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko (2021–present)
External links
GCatholic.org
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Chaldean Catholic dioceses
Assyrian geography