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Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle is in
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
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, and is immediately subject to the Holy See. The bishop was formerly Djibrail Kassab, appointed in 2006. His bishopric currently sits as St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park, New South Wales. Archbishop Kasab was based in Basrah Iraq before he was posted to Oceania. In 2015, he was succeeded by Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona. As of 2014, the eparchy contains 35,000 Catholics. Nine priests serve a total of seven parishes.


Churches and Parishes

* St.Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park, New South Wales,
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St. Mary's Assumption Chaldean Catholic Church ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...
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Fairfield, New South Wales Fairfield is a Greater Western Sydney, western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Being in the centre of the Cumberland Plain, Fairfield is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrati ...
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* St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Mount Druitt, New South Wales,
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St. George Chaldean Catholic Church ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
, Campbellfield, Victoria,
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* Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbellfield, Victoria,
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St Addai Chaldean Catholic Church ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Australia


References


External links

*
GCatholic.org
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