Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle
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Eparchy of Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter The Apostle Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Territory | West USA |
| Ecclesiastical province | Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Chaldean Rite |
| Established | May 21, 2002 |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Louis Raphaël I Sako |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mar Bawai Soro |
| Website | |
| http://www.kaldu.org | |
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum) is one of two eparchies (Eastern catholic dioceses) of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris (Syro-Oriental Rite, Syriac/Arameic language) in the USA.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, located in El Cajon, California.
It was created by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2002 on territory split off from the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, the equally exempt, only other Chaldean Catholic diocese in the USA.
The diocese is responsible for Chaldean Catholics in nineteen states in the western portion of the United States, the largest concentration of these being found in San Diego County, California.
The Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle comprises four vicariates consisting of its member parishes.
The parishes of the Southern Vicariate comprise the Southwest of the United States. The Vicar General of the Diocese is Archdeacon Sabri Kejboe.
The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States. The Diocesan Vicar is Fr. Kamal Bidawid.
The parishes listed here are Missions of the Eparchy located throughout the diocese who are currently not large enough, have not raised enough money, or found the proper land to construct their own church and formally create a parish.
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