Archdiocese of Teheran (Chaldean)

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Bishop(s) Ramzi Garmou, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses (none)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 16 March 1971 Metropolitan See Rite: Chaldean Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of Mailing Address: Enghelab Street, Sayyed Abbas Mousavi Ave. 91, Teheran 15819, Iran Telephone: (021)882.35.49 Fax: 830.87.14

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean)
  • Latin Name: Sehnaensis Chaldaeorum
  • Erected: 1853
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Girolamo Simeone Kashat † (7 Sep 1857 Ordained Bishop - )
• Jean Nissan † (12 May 1914 Appointed - 20 Apr 1937 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean))
• Abraham Elias, C.M. † (6 Sep 1938 Appointed - 15 Feb 1940 Died)
• Joseph Cheikho † (22 May 1944 Appointed - 7 Mar 1970 Retired)
• Youhannan Semaan Issayi † (7 Mar 1970 Succeeded - 7 Feb 1999 Died)
• Ramzi Garmou (7 Feb 1999 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean)
1853	Erected		Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean) (erected)
Archdiocese of Teheran (Chaldean)
16 March 1971	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean)	Archdiocese of Teheran (Chaldean)

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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
Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean)
1949	5,000	10,000,000	.1%	6		6	833				6	ap1951
1970	8,100	14,000,000	.1%	5	7	12	675		7	10	6	ap1971
Archdiocese of Teheran (Chaldean)
1980	9,000			10	3	13	692	11	3	14	9	ap1981
1990	5,000			7	1	8	625		1	14	10	ap1991
1999	3,500			4	1	5	700	8	1	15	5	ap2000
2000	3,000			4	1	5	600	6	1	13	5	ap2001
2001	3,150			4	1	5	630	5	1	13	5	ap2002
2002	2,880			4	1	5	576	5	1	14	5	ap2003
2003	3,000			4	1	5	600	5	1	12	5	ap2004
2004	3,000			4	1	5	600	3	1	12	6	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Joseph Cheikho † (Archbishop: 22 May 1944 to 7 Mar 1970)
• Abraham Elias, C.M. † (Archbishop: 6 Sep 1938 to 15 Feb 1940)
• Ramzi Garmou (Priest: 13 Jan 1977; Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 May 1995; Archbishop: 7 Feb 1999)
• Youhannan Semaan Issayi † (Priest: 3 Mar 1940; Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Jun 1967; Archbishop: 7 Mar 1970 to 7 Feb 1999)
• Girolamo Simeone Kashat † (Archbishop: 7 Sep 1857)
• Jean Nissan † (Archbishop: 12 May 1914 to 20 Apr 1937)