Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego
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Eparchy of Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter The Apostle Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum | |
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Location | |
Country | United States of America |
Territory | West USA |
Ecclesiastical province | Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
Rite | Chaldean Rite |
Established | May 21, 2002 |
Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Louis Raphaël I Sako |
Bishop | Emanuel Hana Shaleta |
Bishops emeritus | Sarhad Yawsip Jammo |
Website | |
http:/www.stpeterdiocese.org |
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Petri Apostoli urbis Sancti Didaci Chaldaeorum) is one of two eparchies (Eastern catholic dioceses) of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris (Syro-Oriental Rite, Syriac/Arameic language) in the USA.
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.
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.
Episcopal ordinaries[]
- Exempt Eparchs (Bishops)
- Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo (May 5, 2002–May 7, 2016)
- (, 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.
- St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, El Cajon, California
- , El Cajon, California
- , El Cajon, California
- , Phoenix, Arizona
- , Scottsdale, Arizona
- , Las Vegas, Nevada
- , Santa Ana, California
Northern Vicariate[]
The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States.
- , Turlock, California
- , Campbell, California
- , Ceres, California
- , North Hollywood, California
- , Orangevale, California
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.
- , Gilbert, Arizona
- , Tucson, Arizona
- , Riverside, California
- , Poway, California
- , Marina, California
- , Houston, Texas
- , Dallas, Texas
Monasteries, convents and seminaries[]
The fourth vicarate comprises the vocational housing of the non-diocesan religious life within the Eparchy.
- , Riverside, California
- , El Cajon, California
- The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great, El Cajon, California
- , El Cajon, California
See also[]
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Other Eastern Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
References[]
Sources and external links[]
Coordinates: 32°45′14″N 116°55′27″W / 32.75389°N 116.92417°W
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