Catholic Church in Iraq
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There are over 300,000 Catholics living in Iraq, just 0.95% of the total population. The Catholics of Iraq follow several different rites, but most are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church. There are 17 currently active dioceses and eparchies in Iraq.
In 2019, the Archbishop of Erbil, in Kuridstan, warned that Catholicism and Christianity in general was in danger of becoming 'extinct' in Iraq due to persistent persecution from militant Islamic groups such as Daesh.[1]
Dioceses and Eparchies
- Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Alquoch
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Aqrā
- Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Amadiyah and Zaku
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal See of Babylon
- Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad
- Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
- Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Basra and the Gulf
See also
References
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- ↑ GCatholic.org: Catholic Dioceses in Iraq
- ↑ Catholic-Hierarchy: Current Dioceses in Iraq
External links
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