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Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney

Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Australia

The Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle is a Chaldean Catholic diocese in Sydney, Australia, and is immediately subject to the Holy See.

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For other churches with the same name, see St. Thomas the Apostle Church (disambiguation).

The eparchy was created in 2006.[1] Djibrail Kassab was appointed bishop at that time;[2] he was based in Basrah, Iraq before he was posted to Oceania. His bishopric currently sits as St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park, New South Wales.

In 2015, he was succeeded by Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona.[3] Nona was still in post in 2023.[4]

As of 2014, the eparchy contains 35,000 Catholics. Nine priests serve a total of seven parishes.

Churches and Parishes

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Catholic Near East Welfare Association website, The Chaldean Catholic Church, dated February 6, 2013
  2. [2]
    Independent Catholic News website, New Chaldean Eparchy for Australia and New Zealand
  3. [3]
    Catholic Leader website, Chaldean Catholics have moment of joy, by Peter Bugden, dated March 13, 2015
  4. [4]
    Catholic Australia website, Dioceses, retrieved 2023-12-19
  • "Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  • GCatholic.org
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