The Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Detroit () is a Chaldean Catholic Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Eastern United States. It practices the Syro-Oriental Rite in Classical Syriac. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located in Southfield, Michigan, United States.
History It was created by Pope John Paul II on January 11, 1982, as the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America for the Chaldeans, covering the entire United States.
It was elevated to an eparchy, an Eastern-rite Catholic diocese, led by an eparch (bishop) on August 3, 1985.
On 21 May 2002 it lost vast territory to establish the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.
Bishops (all Chaldean Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries Apostolic Exarch of United States of America Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans (January 11, 1982 – 1985.08.03)
Exempt Eparchs (Bishops) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1985.08.03 - retired May 3, 2014) Francis Y. Kalabat (June 14, 2014 - ...)
Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita), appointed Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada in 2015
Parishes and missions Churches Mother of God Cathedral, Southfield, Michigan Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan Holy Martyrs Chaldean Catholic Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan Mar Addai Chaldean Catholic Church, Oak Park, Michigan Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church, Warren, Michigan Sacred Heart Chaldean Catholic Church, Warren, Michigan St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Shelby Township, Michigan St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Troy, Michigan St. Paul Chaldean Catholic Church, Grand Blanc, Michigan St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, West Bloomfield, Michigan Mart Mariam Chaldean Catholic Church, Northbrook, Illinois St. Ephrem Chaldean Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois
Missions Chaldean Catholic Mission in Wayland, Massachusetts Chaldean Catholic Mission in Jacksonville, Florida
Religious centers Our Lady of the Fields Camp and Retreat Center, Brighton, Michigan Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization Center (ECRC), Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Monasteries and convents Our Lady of Chaldeans Sisters Convent, Farmington Hills, Michigan
References
External links Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official Site Monasteries, convents Giga-Catholic Information