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Revision as of 15:53, 22 August 2015
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.
- 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
- Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Iraq
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
- Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul
- Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Bassorah and Kuwait
References
- ^ GCatholic.org: Catholic Dioceses in Iraq
- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy: Current Dioceses in Iraq