Archeparchy of Mossul e Aqrā, Akra
Mausilien(sis) et Akren(sis) Chaldaeorum
Archeparchy of the patriarchate · Chaldean Church · Mosul, Iraq
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.
The see
- Rank
- Archeparchy of the patriarchate
- Tradition
- Chaldean Church
- Erected
- 22 December 2018
- Latin
- Mausilien(sis) et Akren(sis) Chaldaeorum
- Annuario code
- 001002301
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 16,815
- Priests
- 8
- Catholics per priest
- 2,102
- Extent
- 528 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 32
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
The province of Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon
The sees of this province:
- Archeparchy of AhwazAhwaz
- Archeparchy of Bassorah, BasraBassorah, Basra
- Archeparchy of KerkūkKerkūk
- Archeparchy of TeheranTeheran
- Chaldean Patriarchate of BaghdadBaghdad
- Eparchy of DuhokDuhok
- Eparchy of Zākhō dei CaldeiZakho
- Patriarchal Territory of GiordaniaGiordania
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].