Eastern metropolitan see Kerkūk, Iraq
Archeparchy of Kerkūk
Cherchen(sis) - Beth-Seleucen(sis) seu Beth-Garmaien(sis)
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk-Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq succeeds the ancient see of Karka d'Beth Slokh; a stable Chaldean diocese of Kirkuk was established in 1826. In July 2013 the Eparchy of Sulaimaniya was united with Kirkuk to form the present archeparchy. Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., has led the see since 2014.
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- Established
- 1826
- Catholics
- 5,600
- Priests
- 6
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
- Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P.
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The cathedral
Kathedrale Herz Jesu stands in Kerkūk, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Dating from the early years of the nineteenth century, the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Kirkuk (Arabic: ابرشية كركوك الكلدانية) is an archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, its present ordinary, was consecrated in 2014.