Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad
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Archdiocese of Baghdad Archdioecesis Bagdathensis Latinorum |
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Latin Church in Baghdad
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| Location | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad (Latin: Bagdathen(sis) Latinorum) is a Catholic diocese of the Roman/Latin Rite located in the city of Baghdad in Iraq. It has jurisdiction over three parishes of 2,500 Latin Rite Catholics who live throughout Iraq. The diocese is immediately subject to the Holy See and operates alongside seven Chaldean dioceses, three Syrian Catholic, one Greek-Melkite, and one Armenian Catholic diocese. The Archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Baghdad, not to be confused with the Cathedral of St. Joseph located in Ankawa, Iraq.
Erected: 6 September 1632
Elevated: 19 August 1848
Coordinates: 33°20′20″N 44°23′48″E / 33.3389°N 44.3966°E
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