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Archdiocese of Diarbekir, Turkey (Chaldean Rite)
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Chaldean Archdiocese of

Diarbekir

Turkey Turkey

Continents: Central and Southwest Asia, East Europe

Rite: Chaldean

Type: Archdiocese

Population: 17,000 Catholics (2017)

Statistics: 10 parishes, 2 priests (diocesan) (2017)

Immediately Subject to the Patriarch

Neighbouring Dioceses: Aleppo (↙), Salmas (→), Dohuk (↘)

Depends on: Congregation for the Oriental Churches

History

Special Churches

Aleppo (↙), Salmas (→), Dohuk (↘)

Present Prelates

Archbishop (2018.12.22 – ...):Archbishop Ramzi Garmou (76)Archbishop Ramzi Garmou (76)

Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Diarbekir (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou (76)Archbishop Ramzi Garmou (76)Permalink
(2018.12.22 – ...)

Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey)
Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Born:1945.02.05 (Zākhō, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1977.01.13
Consecrated Bishop:1996.02.25

Coadjutor Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1995.05.05 – 1999.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1999.02.07 – 2018.12.22)

President of Iranian Episcopal Conference (2007 – 2011.11)

Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran) (2013? – ...)

Apostolic Visitator in Europe of the Chaldeans (2013.07.20 – 2016.11.19)

President of Iranian Episcopal Conference (2015 – 2017)

Patriarchal Administrator of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) (2018.12.22 – 2021.08)

Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (2018.12.22 – ...)

Fr. François YakanPermalink
(Apostolic Administrator 2007 – 2018.12.22)

Archbishop Paul KaratasPermalink
(1977.03.07 – 2005.01.16)

Born:1934.07.29 (Turkey)
Ordained Priest:1968.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1977.07.03
Died:2005.01.16 († 70)

Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1977.03.07 – 2005.01.16)

Archbishop Gabriel BattaPermalink
(1966.01.03 – 1977.03.07)

Born:1906.03.24
Ordained Priest:1934.10.14
Consecrated Bishop:1966.03.25
Died:1994.12.19 († 88)

Archbishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) ([1965.11.27] 1966.01.03 – 1977.03.07)

Bishops of Diarbekir (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Souleyman Moussa SabbaghPermalink
(1897.06.06 – 1923.06.02)

Born:1865.04.01
Consecrated Bishop:1897.09.19
Died:1923.06.02 († 58)

Archbishop-Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1897.06.06 – 1923.06.02)

Archbishop Giorgia Ebed-Iesu Khayyat [Khayat] (later Patriarch)Permalink
(1879.03.28 – 1894.10.28)

Born:1827.10.15 (Iraq)
Consecrated Bishop:1860.10.28
Died:1899.11.06 († 72)

Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1860.10.28 – 1879.03.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1879.03.28 – 1894.10.28)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1894.10.28] 1895.03.18 – 1899.11.06)

Archbishop Timoteo AttarPermalink
(1869.03.22 – 1879.03.28)

Born:1832.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:1869.03.22

Archbishop-Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1869.03.22 – 1879.03.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Mardin of the Chaldeans (1873 – 1887.04.26)

Bishop Giwargis Peter de NataliPermalink
(1842 – 1867.08.13)

Died:1867.08.13

Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1833 – 1842)

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1842 – 1867.08.13)

Bishop Basile Mansur AsmarPermalink
(1828 – 1842)

Born:1789 (Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1819
Consecrated Bishop:1824.04.21
Died:1852 († 63)

Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1824 – 1828)

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1828 – 1842)

Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1842 – 1851)

Patriarch Yosep V Hindi (Augustin Hindi)Permalink
(1804.09.08 – 1828.04.06)

Consecrated Bishop:1804.09.08
Died:1828.04.06

Apostolic Administrator of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1781 – 1804.04.06)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1781 – 1828.04.06)

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1804.09.08 – 1828.04.06)

Patriarch-elect Yosep V Hindi (Augustin Hindi)Permalink
(Apostolic Administrator 1781 – 1804.04.06)

Bishop Yohannan al-AkkariPermalink
(1760 – 1777.01.01)

Died:1777.01.01

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1760 – 1777.01.01)

Patriarch Yosep IV Hindi (Lazare Hindi)Permalink
(1757 – 1759.01.01)

Died:1791

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1757 – 1759.01.01)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1757] 1759.01.01 – 1781)

Bishop Timothy MasajiPermalink
(1728 – 1757.01.01)

Died:1757.01.01

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1728 – 1757.01.01)

Bishop Basil ʿAbd al-AhadPermalink
(1717 – 1728.01.03)

Consecrated Bishop:1717.11.05
Died:1728.01.03

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1717 – 1728.01.03)

Patriarch Yosep II Bet Ma’aruf (Sliba Bet Ma’aruf)Permalink
(1691 – 1712.06.02)

Born:1667 (Iraq)
Consecrated Bishop:1691
Died:1712.06.02 († 45)

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1691 – 1712.06.02)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1694] 1696.05.21 – 1712.06.02)

Patriarch Yosep I (Yosep)Permalink
(1672 – 1691)

Consecrated Bishop:1667
Died:1707.11.10

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1672 – 1691)

Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1667] 1681.06.23 – 1696.02.02)

Bishop Giovanni SimonePermalink
(1638 – 1657)

Died:1657

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1638 – 1657)

Bishop IshoʿyahbPermalink
(1622 – 1628)

Died:1628

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1622 – 1628)

Bishop Timothy Rabban AdamPermalink
(1615 – 1622)

Died:1622

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1615 – 1622)

Bishop EliaPermalink
(1604 – 1615?)

Died:1620?

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1604 – 1615?)

Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans (1617 – 1620?)

Bishop Joseph EliyaPermalink
(1583 – 1604)

Died:1604

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1583 – 1604)

Bishop Eliya Hormizd Habib AsmarPermalink
(1553 – 1583)

Consecrated Bishop:1553.11.19
Died:1583

Bishop of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkey) (1553 – 1583)

as of 2021.10.29

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