Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto

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Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto
Good Shepherd Chaldean Cathedral - North York, ON.jpg
Good Shepherd Cathedral
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Coordinates 43°45′22″N79°32′18″W / 43.75599°N 79.53832°W / 43.75599; -79.53832
Statistics
Population
  • (as of 2016)
Parishes7
Information
Sui iuris church Chaldean Catholic Church
Rite Chaldean Rite
EstablishedJune 10, 2011
CathedralCathedral of the Good Shepherd
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Eparch Robert Saeed Jarjis
Bishops emeritus Bawai Soro

The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto is the sole eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Syro-Oriental Rite) in Canada.

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It depends directly on the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, but it not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, in North York, Toronto, Ontario.

As of 2016, the eparchy served 31,716 of the faithful. [1] Seven priests and 40 permanent deacons preside over eight parishes, which are located in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

History

The eparchy was established on June 10, 2011 on territory previously not served by the Patriarchal particular church sui iuris.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Chaldean Rite)

Eparchs (Bishops) of Mar Addai of Toronto

Churches and Missions

Missions

References

  1. 1 2 "Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved May 6, 2020.