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* Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad |
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* Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul |
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There are over 300,000 Catholics living in Iraq, just 0.95% of the total population. The Catholics of Iraq follow several different rites, but most are members of the Chaldean Catholic Church. There are 17 currently active dioceses and eparchies in Iraq.
In 2019, the Archbishop of Erbil, in Kuridstan, warned that Catholicism and Christianity in general was in danger of becoming 'extinct' in Iraq due to persistent persecution from militant Islamic groups such as Daesh.[1]
- Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Bassorah
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil
- Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Alquoch
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Amadiyah
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Aqrā
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Sulaimaniya
- Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Zaku
- Chaldean Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baghdad
- Chaldean Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk
- Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal See of Babylon
- Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
- Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Basra and the Gulf
See also
References
- ^ Gardner, Frank (23 May 2019). "Iraq's Christians 'close to extinction'". BBC News.
- ^ GCatholic.org: Catholic Dioceses in Iraq
- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy: Current Dioceses in Iraq
