Chaldean Church

Msgr. George Jacob Koovakad, Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans

Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Thomas Meram resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Fr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Fr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees, Priest of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Thomas Meram resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop emeritus of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 74

Fr. Sabri Anar was consecrated as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq, Archbishop emeritus of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 85

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop-elect Sabri Anar, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Bishop Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko succeeded as Bishop of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Mikha Pola Maqdassi, Bishop of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Titular Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans

Fr. Sabri Anar, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Patriarchal See of Babylon (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Patriarchal See of Baghdad (Iraq)

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Member of Council for the Economy, was appointed as Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Azad Sabri Shaba was consecrated as Bishop of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Member of Council for the Economy

Fr. Azad Sabri Shaba, Priest of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Bishop of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis, Titular Bishop of Arsamosata and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Bishop Bawai Soro resigned as Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Fr. Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko, Priest of Mossul–Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas resigned as Bishop of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Archbishop Thomas Meram, Metropolitan Archbishop of Urmyā of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Bishop Shlemon Warduni resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

Fr. Felix Dawood Al Shabi was consecrated as Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Duhok (lost territory to establish Diocese of Zakho) (Iraq)

Diocese of Zakho (Chaldean Rite) was restored (from Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku and became suffragan of Babylon) (Iraq)

Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Felix Dawood Al Shabi, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Paul Collin, Protosyncellus emeritus of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine), passed away at 81

Fr. Robert Saeed Jarjis was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Arsamosata and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., was consecrated as Archbishop of Mossul–Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Diocese of Aqrā (Chaldean Rite) was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Mossul–Aqrā) (Iraq)

Archdiocese of Mossul (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Archdiocese of Mossul–Aqrā (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Aqrā) (Iraq)

Fr. Robert Saeed Jarjis was elected Titular Bishop of Arsamosata and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Fr. Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P., was elected Patriarchal Administrator of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Archbishop of Mossul–Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Youhanna Issa resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Aqrā of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. François Yakan resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

Fr. Paulus Sati, C.SS.R., was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako, President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was created Cardinal-Patriarch

Bishop Frank Yohana Kalabat resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Bishop Bawai Soro, Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA), was appointed as Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Bishop Emmanuel Hana Shaleta, Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada), was appointed as Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Frank Yohana Kalabat, Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Bishop Shlemon Warduni resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Bishop Saad Sirop, Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Archbishop Hanna Zora, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada), passed away at 77

Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo resigned as Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Bishop Shlemon Warduni, Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Fr. Joseph Abdel Sater, O.A.O.C., resigned as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C., was appointed as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Fr. Basel Yaldo was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Bethzabda and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Emmanuel Hana Shaleta was consecrated as Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Archbishop Djibrail Kassab resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia)

Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia)

Fr. Daoud Baffro resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Fr. Basel Yaldo, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Titular Bishop of Bethzabda and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Emmanuel Hana Shaleta, Priest of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA), was elected Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran) and Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans, was appointed as President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

Fr. Frank Yohana Kalabat was consecrated as Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Archbishop Hanna Zora resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Fr. Daoud Baffro was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim resigned as Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Fr. Frank Yohana Kalabat, Priest of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA), was elected Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit of the Chaldeans (USA)

Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, Cardinal-Patriarch and Patriarch emeritus of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 86

Fr. Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali was consecrated as Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Saad Sirop was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Hirta and Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop-elect Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was confirmed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Saad Sirop, Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq) and Titular Bishop of Hirta

Bishop Bawai Soro was appointed as Titular Bishop of Foratiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans (USA)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans

Archbishop-elect Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was appointed as General Secretary of Synod of the Chaldean Church

Fr. Joseph Abdel Sater, O.A.O.C., was appointed as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Fr. Waheed K. Gabriele Tooma, O.A.O.C., resigned as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

Msgr. Zaid Habbaba was appointed as Protosyncellus of Jordan of the Chaldeans (Jordan)

Fr. Raymond Moussalli resigned as Protosyncellus of Jordan of the Chaldeans (Jordan)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Sulaimaniya and lost suffragan see Sulaimaniya) (Iraq)

Diocese of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya) (Iraq)

Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C., resigned as Superior General of Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans and Apostolic Administrator of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Diocese of Amadiyah (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Zaku) (Iraq)

Diocese of Zaku (Chaldean Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku) (Iraq)

Fr. Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk–Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop André Sana, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 92

Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Louis Sako, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was elected President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Msgr. Philip B. Najim, Procurator at Rome of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Chaldeans (Egypt)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly resigned as Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq

Archbishop Jacques Ishaq, Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado, resigned as President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

Diocese of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province) (Canada)

Archbishop Hanna Zora, Archbishop of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto of the Chaldeans (Canada)

Msgr. Paul Collin resigned as Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (Palestine)

Bishop Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli, Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq), passed away at 64

Bishop Andraos Abouna, Titular Bishop of Hirta and Bishop of Curia of the Chaldeans, passed away at 67

Fr. Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R., was elected Archbishop of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Erbil of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Amel Shamon Nona was consecrated as Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq)