Archeparchy of Mosul | |
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Location | |
Country | Iraq |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 45,000 |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Syriac Catholic Church |
Rite | West Syriac Rite |
Established | 1790 |
Secular priests | 56 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Ignatius Joseph III Yonan |
Eparch | Younan (Benedict Qusay Mubarak Abdullah) Hano |
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