Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Baghdad (Babilonia), Iraq
Archdiocese of Baghdad (Babilonia)
Bagdathen(sis) Latinorum
Latin Church
Latin-rite archdiocese covering all of Iraq, established as the Diocese of Babylon (Baghdad) on 6 September 1632 and elevated to an archdiocese on 19 August 1848. Seated at the Latin Cathedral of St Joseph in Baghdad, it serves roughly 2,500 Latin Catholics in three parishes.
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- Established
- 1632
- Catholics
- 2,500
- Priests
- 20
- Territory
- 438,317 km²
Parishes and churches
2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Former Latin Cathedral of St. JosephBaghdad · CathedralView parish
- Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Therese of the Infant JesusBaghdadView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jean Benjamin Sleiman
- Born
- 30 June 1946
- Birthplace
- Ghalboun
- Institute
- CARMELITANI SCALZI
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The cathedral
St Joseph Latin Cathedral, Baghdad stands in Baghdad (Babilonia), the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Latin Catholics in Iraq are gathered under the Archdiocese of Baghdad (Latin: Bagdathen(sis) Latinorum), a diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Baghdad. Its care extends to three parishes serving 2,500 Latin Catholics spread throughout the country, and it is immediately subject to the Holy See. The archdiocese works alongside seven Chaldean dioceses, three Syrian Catholic jurisdictions, one Greek-Melkite jurisdiction, and one Armenian Catholic diocese, all in communion with the Holy See.