Archdiocese of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)

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Bishop(s) Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly, Cardinal, Patriarch Shlemon Warduni, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Alquoch (Chaldean) Amadiyah (Chaldean) Aqra {Akra} (Chaldean) Baghdad (Chaldean) (Archdiocese) Sulaimaniya (Chaldean) Zaku (Chaldean)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Metropolitan See Rite: Chaldean Country: Iraq

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giuseppe Audu † (11 Sep 1848 Appointed - 1878 Died)
• Pietro Elia Abolionan † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 1894 Died)
• Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (28 Oct 1894 Appointed - 6 Nov 1899 Died)
• Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (9 Jul 1900 Appointed - 21 Jul 1947 Died)
• Yousef VII Ghanima † (17 Sep 1947 Appointed - 8 Jul 1958 Died)
• Paul II Cheikho † (13 Dec 1958 Appointed - 13 Apr 1989 Died)
• Raphaël I Bidawid † (21 May 1989 Appointed - 7 Jul 2003 Died)
• Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly (3 Dec 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

information not available at this time

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	85,000	3,049,697	2.8%	52	7	59	1,440		50	39	21	ap1951
1970	150,000	3,500,000	4.3%	21	7	28	5,357		18	97	22	ap1971

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1962 to 24 Oct 2002; Patriarch: 3 Dec 2003 - )
• Shlemon Warduni (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pietro Elia Abolionan † (Patriarch: 28 Feb 1879 to 1894)
• Giuseppe Audu † (Patriarch: 11 Sep 1848 to 1878)
• Raphaël I Bidawid † (Patriarch: 21 May 1989 to 7 Jul 2003)
• Paul II Cheikho † (Patriarch: 13 Dec 1958 to 13 Apr 1989)
• Yousef VII Ghanima † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1925; Patriarch: 17 Sep 1947 to 8 Jul 1958)
• Etienne Katcho † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1947 to 28 Jun 1953)
• Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath † (Patriarch: 28 Oct 1894 to 6 Nov 1899)
• Souleyman Kutchouk Ousta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1938 to 4 Dec 1939)
• Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (Patriarch: 9 Jul 1900 to 21 Jul 1947)