The Chaldean diocese serves about 200,000 Catholics in the eastern half of the U.S., and 10 of its 12 parishes — including Gorgies' church, St. Joseph — are in Michigan.. In his 2025 ...

The Chaldean diocese serves about 200,000 Catholics in the eastern half of the U.S., and 10 of its 12 parishes — including Gorgies' church, St. Joseph — are in Michigan.

Bishop Francis Kalabat of Southfield, who heads the Chaldean Diocese in Michigan and the eastern half of the U.S., is in Iraq to meet with the pope and help with a Mass the pope is expected to ...

The dispute has led to a rift between the patriarch and Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Jammo of the San Diego-based Chaldean diocese, and between the patriarch and the Vatican.

The diocese was created to accommodate the Western U.S.’ growing population of Chaldean Catholics, who belong to the Church founded by St. Thomas the Apostle in present-day Iraq.

This is what Patriarch Louis Raphael I said to the priests, religious and faithful of the Chaldean diocese in the US, in the letter which he also announces the appointment of Archbishop Shlemon ...

“He needs to stay here for the Christians of our Chaldean diocese.” Aleteia estimates that of 14 Chaldean priests in 19 Western states of the U.S., 10 would be required to return to Iraq under ...

Louis Raphael I writes to Chaldean diocese in US asking priests who emigrated without permission to reflect on vocation vatican insider staff Catholic news agency Fides reported the news.

Chaldean Bishop of Lebanon Michael Kassarji speaks during a conference in Baabda, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir). Beirut -- On a cold morning, a small group of Iraqi refugees ...