{{short description, None The Catholic Church of Iraq has no national (Latin) episcopal conference, but is united in an inter-rite Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq, given its diversity : * a Latin non-Metropolitan Archdiocese (participation in the transcontinental Arab Region Latin Bishops conference) * divided over four

Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ('' sui iuris'') particular churches of t ...

rite-specific particular churches : a Patriarchate, two Metropolitan - and six other archeparchies, three more eparchies and two (pre-diocesan)

Patriarchal exarchate An exarch (; 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 ...

s. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Iraq in the national capital

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

, as papal diplomatic representation at embassy-level (Established as Apostolic Delegation of Mesopotamia, Kurdistan and Lesser Armenia, in 1937 renamed as Apostolic Delegation of Iraq, promoted on 1966.10.14), into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to neighbouring (Trans)

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Current Latin dioceses

Exempt Jurisdictions

* Archdiocese of Baghdad (non-Metropolitan)

Current Eastern Catholic dioceses

Chaldean Catholic Church

(Chaldean - = Syro-Oriental Rite) *

Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate ( la, Patriarchatus Chaldaeorum), is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Mary Moth ...

(at Al-Mansour, Baghdad; initially Diocese of Seleucia-Ctesifonte)

Chaldean Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Baghdad

* Metropolitan Archeparchy of Baghdad ** Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Alquoch **

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Amadiyah and Zaku Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Zakho is a diocese of the Chaldean Church in the second half of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century. The diocese of Zakho was merged with the Chaldean diocese of Amadiya in 1987. In December 2001, a new ...

** Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aqra

Chaldean Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kirkuk

* nominally Metropolitan

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk ( ar, ابرشية كركوك الكلدانية) is an archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. The archeparchy was created in the early years of the nineteenth cen ...

(no actual suffragan)

Chaldean Catholic ''Sui juris'' Jurisdictions

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy (or Archdiocese) of Basra (or Bassorah) is a non-metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church ( Syro-Oriental Rite, Syriac or Aramaic language) in southern Iraq. It is s ...

(Bassorah, successor of Perat-Maishan ) *

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Arbil The Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil ( la, Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum, ar, إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية) is a Chaldean Catholic diocese with its seat in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. Erected in 1968 with territory t ...

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul ( la, Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum) is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church, located in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Its followers are ethnic Chaldeans and speakers of Aramaic. The dioc ...

Other Eastern rites ''Sui juris'' Jurisdictions

(no Metropolitan, no Suffragan) ; Syrian Catholic (

Antiochian Rite Antiochene Rite or Antiochian Rite refers to the family of liturgies originally used by the Patriarchate of Antioch. Liturgies in the Antiochene Rite The Antiochian Rite, or the Antiochian Rite family, consists of Apostolic Liturgies including ...

) *

Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Iraq. It is not a metropolitan see and is directly exempt to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, thou ...

* Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul * Patriarchal Exarchate of Basra and the Gulf ; Armenian Catholic (

Armenian rite The Armenian Rite () is an independent liturgy used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches. Liturgy The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron saint ...

) * Archeparchy of Baghdad ; (Greek-)Melkite Catholic (

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. Th ...

) *

Melkite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq Melkite (Greek) Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq (informally Iraq of the (Greek-)Melkites) is a Patriarchal exarchate (Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' ( Byzantine Ri ...

Defunct jurisdictions

Titular sees

* Two Episcopal

Titular bishopric A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

s :

Anbar of the Chaldeans Anbar ( ar, الأنبار, al-Anbār, syr, ܐܢܒܐܪ, Anbar,) also known by its original ancient name, Peroz-Shapur, was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It played a role in the Roman–Persian Wars of the 3rd–4th centuries, ...

Hirta Hirta ( gd, Hiort) is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. The names (in Scottish Gaelic) and ''Hirta'' (historically in English) have also been applied to the entire archipelago. Now without a perman ...

(now Latin)

Other defunct jurisdictions

TO BE COMPLETED? ''Apart from the precursors of the current sees : ;'' Latin :'' *

Mission sui iuris of Mossul The Mission sui iuris of Mossul was a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in northern Iraq, notably Kurdistan. It was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman missionary Congregation Propaganda Fide), not ...

(suppressed) *

Apostolic Prefecture of Syria and Cilicia Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles * Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...

(formerly and later Mission sui iuris) ;''Eastern Catholic :'' *

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Sulaimaniya The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk ( ar, ابرشية كركوك الكلدانية) is an archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. The archeparchy was created in the early years of the nineteenth c ...

(merged into Kirkuk) * Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Zaku (Zākhō; merged into Amadiyah = Amadia)

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

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Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

Catholic dioceses