Roman Catholicism in Iraq
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There are over 300,000 Catholics in Iraq, just over 1% of the total population. The Catholics of Iraq follow several different rites, but most are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church
. There are fifteen currently active diocese
s and eparchies
in Iraq.
Armenian Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Latin-Rite Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
. There are fifteen currently active diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
s and eparchies
Eparchy
Eparchy is an anglicized Greek word , authentically Latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as 'rule over something,' like province, prefecture, or territory, to have the jurisdiction over, it has specific meanings both in politics, history and in the hierarchy of the Eastern Christian...
in Iraq.
Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
|- |The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law...
- Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
- Patriarchate of Babylon for the Chaldeans
- Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad (currently united with the Patriarchate)
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Alquoch
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Amadiyah
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Aqra
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Sulaimaniya
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Zaku
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Arbil
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra
- Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Kerkuk
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of MosulChaldean Catholic Archeparchy of MosulThe Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul is an Eastern sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church, located in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Its followers are ethnic Assyrians and speakers of Aramaic. The diocese comprises the city of Mosul. The territory is subdivided in 12 parishes...
Syrian Catholic Church
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mossul
Latin-Rite Catholic Church
See also
- Roman Catholicism by countryRoman Catholicism by countryThe tables below represent statistics with regards to the Catholic Church by country.-Sources used in the table:Most of the figures are taken from the CIA Factbook....