Archeparchy of the patriarchate Mosul, Iraq
Archeparchy of Mossul e Aqrā, Akra
Mausilien(sis) et Akren(sis) Chaldaeorum
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul and Aqra in northern Iraq unites the see of Mosul, elevated to archeparchy by Pope Paul VI on 14 February 1967 and formerly the Chaldean patriarchal seat (1760-1947), with the Eparchy of Aqra. Its cathedral is St. Paul's Cathedral in Mosul; the city's churches suffered heavily under war and the 2014-2017 ISIS occupation. Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., was appointed on 22 December 2018.
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- Established
- 2018
- Catholics
- 16,815
- Priests
- 8
- Territory
- 528 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Chaldean Pro-Cathedral of St. PaulMosul · CathedralView parish
- Chaldean Cathedral of St. Mary (Our Lady)MosulView parish
- Co-Cathedral of St. MaryAkreView parish
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P.
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The cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral, Mosul stands in Mosul, 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
The northern Iraqi city of Mosul is the seat of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul (Latin: Archieparchia Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum), a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church whose faithful are ethnic Assyrians speaking Neo-Aramaic. The diocese covers the city of Mosul and its territory is divided among 12 parishes. On February 14, 1967, Pope Paul VI raised the diocese to the rank of Archeparchy of Mosul. Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho served as ordinary until his death in early 2008.