Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit

Eastern Catholic Eparchy in the United States

Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum

Mother of God Cathedral
Location
Country	United States of America
Territory	East USA
Ecclesiastical province	Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2016) 150,000
Churches	13
Information
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic Church
Rite	Chaldean Rite
Established	January 11, 1982 (42 years ago)
Cathedral	Mother of God Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Thomas the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Louis Raphael I Sako
Bishop	Francis Y. Kalabat^[1]
Vicar General	Rev. Fawaz Elia Kako
Bishops emeritus	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
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The Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Detroit (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum) is a Chaldean Catholic Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Eastern United States. It practices the Syro-Oriental Rite in the Syriac/Arameic language. 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,^[2] 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.^[3]

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

^ "Rinunce e nomine". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
^ "Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-23.