The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate (), is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq. The patriarchal see is currently held by Mar Paul III Nona. He is assisted by the archbishop of Erbil Shlemon Warduni and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad, Basel Yaldo.Declaration of the Chaldean Patriarchy on the Role of Chaldeans in the New Iraq, dated September 15, 2003. http://www.chaldeansonline.org/chaldeanews/bishops.html ."Sako Elected New Chaldean Patriarch," dated February 5, 2013 http://English.ankawa.com/?p=8211
Chaldean Catholics are the majority of Assyrians in Iraq, an indigenous people of Upper Mesopotamia.Opening Remarks by Chaldean Church’s Bishop Ibrahim at the General Chaldean National Conference in Southfield, Michigan on May 15, 2013. http://www.kaldaya.net/2013/Articles/06/03_BishopMarIbahimE.htmlArticle entitled "Chaldeans in Metro Detroit" dated August 2011 by ABCNews, article found at Iraqi Constitution, Article 125 http://www.iraqinationality.gov.iq/attach/iraqi_constitution.pdf See BBC NEWS (March 13, 2008). "Who are the Chaldean Christians?". BBC NEWS, dated March 13, 2008. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7271828.stm
Etymology In 1552, there was a schism within the Church of the East. This was caused by discontent among the bishops (metropolitans) over actions of the patriarch Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb in following the tradition of previous patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi who made the patriarchal succession hereditary, normally from uncle to nephew. Joseph I (1681–1696), who served as the Metropolitan of Amid (modern-day Diyarbakır, Turkey) led an off-shoot of the Church of the East and joined the Catholic Church. His successor, Joseph II (1696–1713), was officially bestowed with the symbolic title Patriarch of Babylon. Although this patriarchate was established in the city of Diyarbakır, it was eventually moved to the city of Mosul and finally to Baghdad where it remains to this day. The title Patriarch of Babylon or Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans remained in popular usage until the name Babylon was officially abandoned in August, 2021.
See also List of Chaldean Catholic patriarchs of Baghdad Chaldean Catholic Church Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East
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External links Website of the Patriarchate GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy.org entry