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 Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

language) in southern

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 the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. It is subject to the

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon Bab or BAB can refer to: *Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate" * Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian God * Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Islam ...

, without suffragan. Alice Walpole pays a visit to a mixed faith kindergarten run by the Chaldean Bishop of Basra (4289346995)

Its

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episcopal see Cathedral of Our Lady, is in Al

Basra Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...

History

In 280 AD it was established as Diocese of Perat-Maishan (Perâth Maishân), which was promoted in 410 to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan. It was suppressed in 1200. In 1860 it was nominally restored as

Titular archbishopric 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 ...

of Perat-Maishan, and was again suppressed in 1895. On 17 January 1954, it was fully restored as residential Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra (Bassorah), on territory split off from the Metropolitan

Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy (or Archdiocese) of Baghdad is the Metropolitan, proper Archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, with cathedral see in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. As the Patriarch is its Metropolitan Archeparch ...

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

Chaldean rite The East Syriac Rite or East Syrian Rite, also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Litur ...

)

Ancient residential see of Perat-Maishan

''Eparchs (Bishops) of Perat-Maishan'' * David (? – 285) * Yohannan (315? – ?) ''Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Perat-Maishan'' * Milis (410? – ?) * Zabda (? - 424 – ?)

Former titular Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan

''Titular Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Perat-Maishan'' * Thomas Rokuss (1860 – 1885), no further office * Jacques-Michel Naamo (1888.04.27 – death 1895), emeritate as former Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans (1885.03.24 – 1888.04.27)

Modern residential see of Basra (Bassorah)

'' Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Basra (Bassorah)'' * Joseph Gogué (1954.02.08 – death 1971.01.15) * Gabriel Ganni (1971.01.15 – death 1981.11.10), succeeding as former

Coadjutor Archeparch 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 t ...

of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (1966.03.02 – 1971.01.15); previously Auxiliary Eparch of

Beirut of the Chaldeans The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Beirut is the sole eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (''sui iuris'', Syro-Oriental Rite in Syriac/Aramaic language) for all Lebanon. It is immediately dependent on the Chaldean Ca ...

(Lebanon) (1956.03.19 – 1959) and

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Gargara Gargara ( grc, Γάργαρα) was an ancient Greek city on the southern coast of the Troad region of Anatolia. It was initially located beneath Mount Gargaron, one of the three peaks of Mount Ida, today known as Koca Kaya (). At some point in t ...

(1956.03.19 – 1964.02.12), promoted

Coadjutor Eparch 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 the ...

of Beirut of the Chaldeans (1959 – 1964.02.12), succeeding as Bishop of Beirut of the Chaldeans (Lebanon) (1964.02.12 – 1966.03.02), then

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

Pessinus Pessinus ( el, Πεσσινούς or Πισσινούς) was an Ancient city and archbishopric in Asia Minor, a geographical area roughly covering modern Anatolia (Asian Turkey). The site of the city is now the modern Turkish village of Ballıhis ...

(1966.03.02 – 1971.01.15) * Stéphane Katchou (1981.11.10 – 1983.11.29), succeeding as former

Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coad ...

of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10) & Titular Archbishop of

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, ...

(1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10); later

Archbishop-Bishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Zaku of the Chaldeans 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 ...

(Iraq) (1983.11.29 – death 1987.11.08) * Yousif Thomas (1983.11.29 – 1995.10.24) * Djibrail Kassab (1995.10.24 – 2006.10.21), later Archbishop-Bishop of

Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle is in Sydney, Australia, 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 Apost ...

(Australia) (2006.10.21 – 2015.01.15) * Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali (2014.01.11 – ...)

References

External links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basra, Archeparchy Christian organizations established in 1954 Chaldean Catholic dioceses Eastern Catholic titular sees