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Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean)

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General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archeparchy of Perat-Maishan (Chaldean)
5th CenturyErectedArcheparchy of Perat-Maishan (Chaldean) (erected)
Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean)
17 January 1954ErectedPatriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean) (Bassorah, Amarah, Kut, and Montefiq) Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean) (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean)
195982,0001,338,2256.1%31420,50047ap1960
19699,2852,124,931.4%132156192156ap1971
19806,700223,350810ap1981
19904,5001122,250126ap1991
19992,600112,600233ap2000
20002,500233ap2001
20012,500112,500233ap2002
20022,500112,500233ap2003
20032,500221,250233ap2004
20042,500112,500223ap2005
20062,600112,600833ap2007
20071,000111,000974ap2010
201285011850171ap2013
2015800118002ap2016
20181,0002250042ap2019
2020900119002ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 388, to Page 390

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