Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego

Coordinates: 32°45′14″N 116°55′27″W / 32.75389°N 116.92417°W / 32.75389; -116.92417
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Eparchy of Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter The Apostle

Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum
Location
CountryUnited States of America
TerritoryWest USA
Ecclesiastical provinceEastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchChaldean Catholic Church
RiteChaldean Rite
EstablishedMay 21, 2002
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchLouis Raphaël I Sako
BishopEmanuel Hana Shaleta
Bishops emeritusSarhad Yawsip Jammo
Map
Website
http:/www.stpeterdiocese.org

Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum) is a Chaldean Catholic Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Western United States. It practices the Syro-Oriental Rite in the Syriac/Arameic language. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, located in El Cajon, California.

History[edit]

It was created by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2002 on territory split off from the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, also exempt, and the only other Chaldean Catholic diocese in the USA.[1][2]

Episcopal ordinaries[edit]

Exempt Eparchs (Bishops)
Auxiliary Eparchs
  • Mar Bawai Soro (January 11, 2014 – November 29, 2017)

Extent[edit]

The diocese is responsible for Chaldean Catholics in nineteen states in the western portion of the United States, the largest concentration of these being found in San Diego County, California.

The Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle comprises four vicariates consisting of its member parishes.

Southern Vicariate[edit]

The parishes of the Southern Vicariate comprise the Southwest of the United States. The Vicar General of the Diocese is Archdeacon Sabri Kejboe.

Northern Vicariate[edit]

The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States.

Missions[edit]

The parishes listed here are Missions of the Eparchy located throughout the diocese who are currently not large enough, have not raised enough money, or found the proper land to construct their own church and formally create a parish.

Monasteries, convents and seminaries[edit]

The fourth vicarate comprises the vocational housing of the non-diocesan religious life within the Eparchy.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

Sources and external links[edit]

32°45′14″N 116°55′27″W / 32.75389°N 116.92417°W / 32.75389; -116.92417

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