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Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil

Archeparchy of Erbil of the Chaldeans
Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum
إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية
Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Ankawa near Erbil, Iraq.jpg
Mar Yousif Cathedral in Ankawa, Erbil
Location
Country Iraq
Ecclesiastical province Immediately Subject to the Patriarchal See of Babylon
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Chaldean Catholic Church
Rite East Syrian Rite
Established 7 March 1968
Cathedral Mar Yousif Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako
Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda
Website
www.adiabene.com

The Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil (Latin: Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum, Arabic: إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية‎‎) is a Chaldean Catholic diocese with its seat in Erbil. Erected in 1968 with territory taken from the Archeparchy of Kirkuk it is immediately subject to the Patriarchal See of Babylon. The see of the archbishop is the Cathedral of St. Joseph (Mar Yousif) in Ankawa, a suburb of Erbil.

Bashar Warda 2015

St Josephs Cathedral Ankawa

Coordinates: 36°11′00″N 44°00′00″E / 36.1833°N 44.0000°E / 36.1833; 44.0000



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