Archeparchy of the patriarchate Bassorah, Basra, Iraq
Archeparchy of Bassorah, Basra
Basren(sis) Chaldaeorum
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra is a non-metropolitan archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in southern Iraq, restored on 17 January 1954 from territory of the Patriarchate of Baghdad and tracing its roots to the ancient see of Perat-Maishan (c. 280 AD). It is directly subject to the Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, without suffragans. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady in Basra.
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- Established
- 1954
- Catholics
- 2,600
- Priests
- 1
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Habib Al-Naufali
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Basra stands in Bassorah, Basra, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In southern Iraq, the Chaldean Catholic Church maintains the Archeparchy (or Archdiocese) of Basra (or Bassorah), a non-metropolitan archeparchy of the Syro-Oriental Rite worshipping in the Syriac or Aramaic language. Without suffragans of its own, it is subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon. The Cathedral of Our Lady in Al Basrah serves as its episcopal see.