Eparchy_of_St._Peter_The_Apostle

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego

Eastern Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Western United States

Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum) is a Chaldean Catholic Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Western United States. It practices the Syro-Oriental Rite in the Syriac/Arameic language. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, located in El Cajon, California.

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History

It was created by Pope John Paul II on 21 May 2002 on territory split off from the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit, also exempt, and the only other Chaldean Catholic diocese in the USA.[1][2]

Episcopal ordinaries

Exempt Eparchs (Bishops)
  • Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo (May 5, 2002–May 7, 2016)
  • (Bawai (Ashur) Soro, listed as Official (2014-2017), appointed Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
  • Mar Emanuel Hana Shaleta (August 29, 2017-present)
Auxiliary Eparchs
  • Mar Bawai Soro (January 11, 2014 – November 29, 2017)

Extent

The diocese is responsible for Chaldean Catholics in nineteen states in the western portion of the United States, the largest concentration of these being found in San Diego County, California.

The Eparchy of St. Peter The Apostle comprises four vicariates consisting of its member parishes.

Southern Vicariate

The parishes of the Southern Vicariate comprise the Southwest of the United States. The Vicar General of the Diocese is Archdeacon Sabri Kejboe.

Northern Vicariate

The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States.

Missions

The parishes listed here are Missions of the Eparchy located throughout the diocese who are currently not large enough, have not raised enough money, or found the proper land to construct their own church and formally create a parish.

Monasteries, convents and seminaries

The fourth vicarate comprises the vocational housing of the non-diocesan religious life within the Eparchy.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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