Diocese of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sulaimaniya (Chaldean)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 March 1968
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
  • Chaldean Catholic Church of the Chaldean Tradition
  • Country: Iraq

Past Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	360	9,552	3.8%									ap1971
1980	861				1	1	861		2		1	ap1981
1985	500				1	1	500		1		1	ap1991
1999	400				1	1	400		1		1	ap2000
2000	403				1	1	403		1		1	ap2001
2001	430			1		1	430				2	ap2002
2002	450			1		1	450				2	ap2003
2003	450			1	1	2	225		1		2	ap2004
2004	200				1	1	200		1		1	ap2005
2009	550			1	1	2	275		1		1	ap2010
2010	550			1	1	2	275		1		1	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Louis Raphaël I Sako (Apostolic Administrator: 2010 to 2013)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Emmanuel Haddad, O.A.O.C. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1976 to 1982)
• Yousif Ibrahim, O.A.O.C. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1999 to 2006)
• Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1982 to 25 Jul 1998)
• Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C. † (Apostolic Administrator: 2006 to 2009)