Archeparchy of Baghdad (Syrian)

Babylonensis Syrorum

Bishop(s)

Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor, Archbishop
Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archeparchy
Erected: 28 September 1862
Syrian Catholic Church of the Antiochian Tradition
Country: Iraq
Mailing Address: Archeveche Syrien Catholique, 903-2-1 Baghdad, Iraq
Telephone: (01)719.18.50; 719.69.48
Fax: 719.01.66

Past and Present Ordinaries

Atanasio Raffaele Ciarchi † (30 Sep 1862 Ordained Bishop - )
Athanase Ignace Nuri † (11 Mar 1894 Appointed - 1908 Resigned)
Athanase Cyrille Georges Dallal † (14 Sep 1912 Appointed - 31 Jul 1926 Appointed, Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian))
Athanase Jules Benham Kalian † (6 Aug 1929 Appointed - 17 Feb 1949 Died)
Athanase Paul Hindo † (5 Aug 1949 Appointed - 14 Aug 1953 Died)
Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose † (2 Dec 1953 Appointed - 12 Jan 1983 Died)
Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka (15 Jul 1983 Appointed - 26 Jun 2010 Retired)
Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor (1 Mar 2011 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 September 1862	Erected		Archeparchy of Baghdad (Syrian) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 6,000 10 10 600 5 ap1951

1970 14,800 9 9 1,644 8 ap1971

1980 20,800 6 6 3,466 3 8 ap1981

1990 23,350 6 6 3,891 3 4 ap1991

1999 24,000 7 7 3,428 2 4 ap2000

2000 24,000 9 9 2,666 2 4 ap2001

2001 24,500 9 9 2,722 1 4 ap2002

2002 25,000 9 9 2,777 1 4 ap2003

2003 25,000 7 7 3,571 1 4 ap2004

2004 25,000 6 6 4,166 1 4 ap2005

2006 22,000 6 6 3,666 4 ap2007

2009 18,000 7 7 2,571 3 ap2010

Year	Catholics	Diocesan Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Parishes	Source
1949	6,000	10	10	600		5	ap1951
1970	14,800	9	9	1,644		8	ap1971
1980	20,800	6	6	3,466	3	8	ap1981
1990	23,350	6	6	3,891	3	4	ap1991
1999	24,000	7	7	3,428	2	4	ap2000
2000	24,000	9	9	2,666	2	4	ap2001
2001	24,500	9	9	2,722	1	4	ap2002
2002	25,000	9	9	2,777	1	4	ap2003
2003	25,000	7	7	3,571	1	4	ap2004
2004	25,000	6	6	4,166	1	4	ap2005
2006	22,000	6	6	3,666		4	ap2007
2009	18,000	7	7	2,571		3	ap2010

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor (Archbishop: 1 Mar 2011 - )
Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Aug 1979; Archbishop: 15 Jul 1983 to 26 Jun 2010)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose † (Priest: 18 Dec 1921; Archbishop: 2 Dec 1953 to 12 Jan 1983)
Atanasio Raffaele Ciarchi † (Archbishop: 30 Sep 1862)
Athanase Cyrille Georges Dallal † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1912 to 31 Jul 1926)
Athanase Paul Hindo † (Archbishop: 5 Aug 1949 to 14 Aug 1953)
Athanase Jules Benham Kalian † (Archbishop: 6 Aug 1929 to 17 Feb 1949)
Athanase Ignace Nuri † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1894 to 1908)