Synod of the Chaldean Church

Patriarchal Synod

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

Country: Iraq

President (2026.04.12 – ...):

Patriarch Paul III Nona (59)

Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

General Secretary (2024.07.17 – ...):

Bishop Felix Dawood Al Shabi (51)

Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Patriarchal Administrator of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

President: Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (78) (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)
General Secretary: Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P. (77) (2014 – 2024.07.17)

Last updated on 2026.11.01