Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego
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.
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.kaldu.org |
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)
- (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.
- St. Peter's Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, El Cajon, California
- St. Michael's Chaldean Catholic Church, El Cajon, California
- Mar Auraha Chaldean Catholic Church, Scottsdale, Arizona
- St. Barbara Chaldean Catholic Church, Las Vegas, Nevada
- St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Santa Ana, California
Northern Vicariate
The parishes of the Northern Vicariate comprise the Northwest of the United States. The Diocesan Vicar is Fr. Kamal Bidawid.
- St. Thomas Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, Turlock, California
- St. Mary Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbell, California
- St. Matthew's Chaldean Catholic Church, Ceres, California
- St. Paul Chaldean and Assyrian Catholic Church, North Hollywood, California
- Saint Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, Modesto, California
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 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.
- St. Joseph's Chaldean Catholic Mission, California
- Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Mission, Arizona
- Rabban Hermiz Mission of Riverside, Riverside, California
Monasteries, convents and seminaries
The fourth vicarate comprises the vocational housing of the non-diocesan religious life within the Eparchy.
- St. George Monastery, Riverside, California
- The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great, El Cajon, California
- Convent of Our Lady of the Fields (Workers of the Vineyard), El Cajon, California
- Chaldean Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, El Cajon, California
See also
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Other Eastern Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego