Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad

Archdiocese of Baghdad Archdioecesis Bagdathensis Latinorum
Latin Church in Baghdad
Location
Country	Iraq
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad (Latin: Bagdathen(sis) Latinorum) is a Catholic diocese of the Roman/Latin Rite located in the city of Baghdad in Iraq. It has jurisdiction over three parishes of 2,500 Latin Rite Catholics who live throughout Iraq. The diocese is immediately subject to the Holy See and operates alongside eleven Chaldean dioceses, two Syrian Catholic, one Greek-Melkite, and one Armenian Catholic diocese. The Archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Joseph, located in Baghdad, Iraq, not to be confused with the Cathedral of St. Joseph located in Ankawa, Iraq.

History

• September 6, 1632: Established as the Diocese of Babylon or Baghdad
• August 19, 1848: Promoted as the Archdiocese of Baghdad

Leadership

• Archbishops of Baghdad (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. (November 29, 2000 – ...)
  • Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (Apostolic Administrator July 30, 1999 – November 29, 2000)
  • Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (May 30, 1983 – July 30, 1999)
  • Archbishop Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. (March 23, 1972 – May 30, 1983)
  • Archbishop Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin (August 2, 1965 – January 16, 1970)
  • Archbishop Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. (April 1, 1939.04.01 – 1964.09.17)
  • Archbishop François de Berré, O.P. (August 9, 1921 – May 4, 1929)
  • Archbishop Désiré-Jean Drure, O.C.D. (November 7, 1902 – May 27, 1917)
  • Archbishop Henri-Victor Altamayer, O.P. (November 24, 1887 – August 28, 1902)
  • Archbishop Marie-Laurent Trioche (April 19, 1848 – November 24, 1887)
• Bishops of Baghdad (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Marie-Laurent Trioche (later Archbishop) (March 14, 1837 – April 19, 1848)
  • Bishop Pierre-Dominique-Marcellin Bonamie, SS.CC. (later Archbishop) (May 4, 1832 – February 13, 1835)
  • Bishop Pierre-Alexandre Coupperie (May 11, 1820 – April 26, 1831)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy