The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy (Diocese) of Saint Thomas the Apostle U.S.A. ( la, Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum) is the sole

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(

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diocese) of the

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''sui iuris'' (

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in Syriac/Aramaic languages) for the eastern half of the United States and is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the

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, not part of an

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. Its

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episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located in

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, United States.

History

It was created by

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on January 11, 1982 as the

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of United States of America for the Chaldeans, covering the entire United States. It was elevated to an

, 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 Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.

Bishops

(all

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)

Episcopal ordinaries

;''Apostolic Exarch of United States of America'' * Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03 ''see below''),

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of Anbar of the Chaldeans (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

* Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Cathedral,

* Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church,

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* Holy Martyrs Chaldean Catholic Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan * Mar Addai Chaldean Catholic Church,

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* Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church,

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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 ...

* St. George Chaldean Catholic Church,

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* St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church , Troy, Michigan * St. Paul Chaldean Catholic Church,

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* St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church,

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* Mart Mariam Chaldean Catholic Church, Northbrook, Illinois * St. Ephrem Chaldean Catholic Church,

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Missions

* Chaldean Catholic Mission in Wayland, Massachusetts * Chaldean Catholic Mission in

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Religious centers

* Our Lady of the Fields Camp and Retreat Center,

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* Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization Center (ECRC), Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Monasteries and convents

* Our Lady of Chaldeans Sisters Convent,

References

External links

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official Site
Monasteries, convents

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