Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See San Diego, California, United States
Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean)
Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego is the Chaldean Catholic eparchy for the western United States, erected in 2002 and based in El Cajon, California. The see is sede vacante following Bishop Emanuel Shaleta's 2026 resignation, with Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna serving as apostolic administrator.
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- Established
- 2002
- Catholics
- 71,200
- Priests
- 21
Parishes and churches
20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Peter’s Chaldean Catholic CathedralEl Cajon · CathedralMass times recorded
- Holy Cross MissionGilbertMass times recorded
- Holy Family Chaldean Catholic ChurchPhoenixMass times recorded
- Holy Spirit MissionHoustonView parish
- Mar Abraham Chaldean Catholic ChurchScottsdaleMass times recorded
- Mar Narsai MissionEl CajonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean ChurchOrangevaleMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help MissionTucsonMass times recorded
- Rabban Hormizd MissionEl CajonMass times recorded
- St. Barbara Chaldean Catholic ChurchLas VegasMass times recorded
- St. George Chaldean Catholic ChurchSanta AnaMass times recorded
- St. John Chaldean Catholic ChurchEl CajonMass times recorded
- St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic ChurchEl CajonMass times recorded
- St. Joseph MissionDallasMass times recorded
- St. Mary’s Assyrian Chaldean Catholic ParishCampbellMass times recorded
- St. Mary’s MissionCampbellMass times recorded
- St. Matthew Assyrian Chaldean ParishCeresMass times recorded
- St. Michael Chaldean Catholic ChurchEl CajonMass times recorded
- St. Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic ParishNorth HollywoodMass times recorded
- St. Thomas Assyrian Chaldean ParishTurlockMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Saad Sirop Hanna (Apostolic Administrator)
- Born
- 6 September 1972
- Birthplace
- Baghdad
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The cathedral
Saint Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral stands in San Diego, 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
In the Western United States, the Chaldean Catholic Church maintains the Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum). Its worship follows the Syro-Oriental Rite in the Syriac/Arameic language. The eparchy is exempt, meaning it answers immediately to the Holy See and belongs to no ecclesiastical province. Its episcopal see is St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California.