The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy (Diocese) of Saint Thomas the Apostle U.S.A. ( la, Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum) is the sole
eparchy
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(
Eastern Catholic
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diocese) of the
Chaldean Catholic Church
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''sui iuris'' (
Syro-Oriental Rite in Syriac/Aramaic languages) for the eastern half of the United States and is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the
Holy See
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, not part of an
ecclesiastical province
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located in
Southfield, Michigan
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As a northern suburb of Detroit, Southfield shares part of its ...
, United States.
History
It was created by
Pope John Paul II
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on January 11, 1982 as the
Apostolic Exarchate
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from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of United States of America for the Chaldeans,
covering the entire United States.
It was elevated to an
eparchy
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, an Eastern-rite Catholic diocese, led by an eparch (bishop) on August 3, 1985.
On 21 May 2002 it lost vast territory to establish the
.
Bishops
(all
Chaldean Rite
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)
Episcopal ordinaries
;''Apostolic Exarch of United States of America''
* Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
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of
Anbar of the Chaldeans
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(January 11, 1982 – 1985.08.03)
;''Exempt Eparchs (Bishops) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit''
*
Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (born October 1, 1937) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Apostolic Exarch of United States of America from 1982 to 1985, and then, following its elevation, as the first eparch (bishop ...
(1985.08.03 - retired May 3, 2014)
*
Francis Y. Kalabat (June 14, 2014 - ...)
Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop
*
Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita), appointed Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada in 2015
Parishes and Missions
Churches
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Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Cathedral,
Southfield, Michigan
Southfield is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,618.
As a northern suburb of Detroit, Southfield shares part of its ...
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Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church,
Farmington Hills, Michigan
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Holy Martyrs Chaldean Catholic Church,
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Mar Addai Chaldean Catholic Church,
Oak Park, Michigan
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church,
Warren, Michigan
Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 Census places the city's population at 139,387, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb.
T ...
*
Sacred Heart Chaldean Catholic Church
The Sacred Heart Chaldean Church ( arc, ܥܕܬܐ ܕܠܒܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܟܠܕܝ̈ܐ, translit=ʿēttāʾ d-lebbēh d-māran d-ḵaldāyēʾ) was a Chaldean Catholic Church located in Chaldean Town, a neighborhood in Detroit on 7 Mile Road. It was bu ...
,
Warren, Michigan
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*
St. George Chaldean Catholic Church
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Shelby Township, Michigan
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Geography
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St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church
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Troy, Michigan
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St. Paul Chaldean Catholic Church,
Grand Blanc, Michigan
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History
The unincorporated village of Grand Blanc, or Grumlaw, was a former Indian campground firs ...
*
St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church,
West Bloomfield, Michigan
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Mart Mariam Chaldean Catholic Church,
Northbrook, Illinois
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St. Ephrem Chaldean Catholic Church,
Chicago, Illinois
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Missions
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Chaldean Catholic Mission in
Wayland, Massachusetts
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Chaldean Catholic Mission in
Jacksonville, Florida
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Religious centers
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Our Lady of the Fields Camp and Retreat Center,
Brighton, Michigan
Brighton is a city in the Detroit metropolitan area in southeastern Livingston County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,444. Brighton forms part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area. It is one of ...
*
Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization Center (ECRC),
Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Monasteries and convents
*
Our Lady of Chaldeans Sisters Convent,
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Troy, with a population of 83,986 at the 20 ...
References
External links
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official SiteMonasteries, convents
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Assyrian-American culture in Illinois
Assyrian-American culture in Michigan
Chaldean Catholic Church in the United States
Iraqi-American history
Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
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Eastern Catholicism in Michigan
1982 establishments in Michigan