Synod of the Chaldean Church

Patriarchal Synod

Also known as: Sinodo della Chiesa Caldea Cattolica (Italiano)

Country: Iraq

Present Officials

President (2026.04.12 – ...):

Patriarch Paul III Nona (58)

Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq

General Secretary (2014 – ...):

Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P. (76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Past Officials

President: Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (77) (2013.01.31 – 2026.03.10)
President: Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly (2003.12.03 – 2012.12.19)
President: Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid (1989.06.11 – 2003.07.07)
President: Patriarch Paul II Cheikho (1969 – 1989.04.13)

Last updated on 2026.04.13

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