Archeparchy of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

Historical Details

• Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean)
  • Latin Name: Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum
  • Erected: 1800
  • Country: Iraq

• Archeparchy of Mossul (Chaldean)
  • Latin Name: Mausiliensis Chaldaeorum
  • Elevated: 14 February 1967
  • Country: Iraq

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Shimun (Jean-Simon) Sulaqa (Sulaka) † (20 Feb 1553 Confirmed - Jan 1555 Died)
• Youhanan VIII Hormez † ( 1776 Appointed - 5 Jul 1830 Confirmed, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean))
• Joseph VI Audu † (25 Mar 1825 Ordained Bishop - 1833 Appointed, Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean))
• Emmanuel Daddi † (24 Oct 1960 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1980 Died)
• Georges F. Garmou † (23 Apr 1980 Appointed - 9 Sep 1999 Died)
• Paulos Faraj Rahho † (12 Jan 2001 Appointed - 8 Mar 2008 Died)
• Amel Shamon Nona (13 Nov 2009 Confirmed - 15 Jan 2015 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean))
• Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P. (22 Dec 2018 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archeparchy of Mossul (Chaldean)
1969	17,000	600,000	2.8%	17	10	27	629		14	85	6	ap1971
1980	18,500			12	2	14	1,321		3	4	7	ap1981
1990	19,850			17	2	19	1,044		4	75	9	ap1991
1999	20,000			12	4	16	1,250	2	4	2	9	ap2000
2000	20,000			13	4	17	1,176	2	5	6	11	ap2001
2001	20,500			12	4	16	1,281	2	4	2	11	ap2002
2002	21,105			12	4	16	1,319	1	4	2	11	ap2003
2003	50,000			12	2	14	3,571	1	2	2	10	ap2004
2004	20,600			10	4	14	1,471	1	6		10	ap2005
2009	16,815			8	6	14	1,201		9	11	13	ap2010
2013	14,100			7	1	8	1,762	1	2	2	9	ap2014
2016	14,100			6	2	8	1,762	1	3	2	15	ap2017
2019	5,000			13		13	384		1	6	7	ap2020
Archeparchy of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)
2021	3,950			13		13	303		1	2	9	ap2022
2023	4,050			13		13	311		1	2	9	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P. (Archbishop: 22 Dec 2018 - )
• Amel Shamon Nona (Archbishop: 13 Nov 2009 to 15 Jan 2015)
• Louis Raphaël I Sako (Priest: 1 Jun 1974 to 27 Sep 2003)
• Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan †
• Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko † (Priest: 25 Jul 2008 to 14 Aug 2021)
• Joseph VI Audu † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1825 to 1833)
• Pierre Aziz Ho †
• Raphaël I Bidawid †
• Paul II Cheikho † (Priest: 16 Feb 1930 to 22 Feb 1947)
• Emmanuel Daddi † (Priest: 3 Aug 1919; Bishop: 24 Oct 1960; Archbishop: 14 Feb 1967 to 11 Jan 1980)
• Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † (Priest: 21 Dec 1952 to 26 Dec 1962)
• Gabriel Ganni † (Priest: 7 Jul 1929 to 19 Mar 1956)
• Georges F. Garmou † (Priest: 8 Dec 1945; Archbishop: 23 Apr 1980 to 9 Sep 1999)
• Youhanan VIII Hormez † (Archbishop: 1776 to 5 Jul 1830)
• Jacques Ishaq † (Priest: 20 Jun 1963 to 7 May 1997)
• Paulos Faraj Rahho † (Archbishop: 12 Jan 2001 to 8 Mar 2008)
• Souleyman Moussa Sabbagh †
• Souleyman Sayegh † (Priest: 19 Jul 1908; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Nov 1953 to 18 Sep 1961)
• Shimun (Jean-Simon) Sulaqa (Sulaka) † (Patriarch: 20 Feb 1553 to Jan 1555)

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