Diocese of Salmas

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Salmas is an eparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Eastern rite, not Latin) in northwest Iran, suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Urmya. It has long been administered jointly with Urmya and is currently under patriarchal administrator Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees.

Apostolic Administrator: Imad Khoshaba Gargees
Latin name: Salmasien(sis)
Rank: Eparchia Suffraganea
Rite: Latin
Province: Urmya (Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Urmya)

Chancery: Khalifagari Kaldani Katholiq, P.O. 338, Urmia 57135, Iran
Telephone: Tel. [044]32222.739; fax 32236.031

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Neighbouring dioceses

Duhok IQ 216 km
Zākhō dei Caldei IQ 217 km
Alquoch IQ 220 km
Arbil, Erbil IQ 229 km
Adiabene IQ 229 km
Mossul IQ 247 km

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Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001002852 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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