Chaldean Catholic Church
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| Classical Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܟܠܕܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝܬܐ | |
Interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Baghdad, Iraq | |
| Type | Particular church (sui iuris) |
| Classification | Christian |
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| Scripture | Peshitta |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Governance | Holy Synod of the Chaldean Church |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Patriarch | Vacant |
| Region | Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon; diaspora in North America, Europe, and Australia |
| Language | Liturgical: Syriac |
| Liturgy | East Syriac Rite |
| Headquarters | Cathedral of Mary Mother of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Founder | Traditionally traced to Thomas the Apostle via Addai and Mari; established in 1552 under Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa |
| Origin | 1552 Ottoman Iraq |
| Separated from | Church of the East |
| Members | 616,639 (2018) |
| Other name | Chaldean Patriarchate |
| Official website | chaldeanpatriarchate |
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The Chaldean Catholic Church (Classical Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܟܠܕܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝܬܐ, ʿĒdtā Kalḏāytā Qāṯōlīqāytā; الكنيسة الكلدانية, al-Kanīsa al-Kaldāniyya; Latin: Ecclesia Chaldaeorum Catholica) is an Eastern Catholic particular church (sui iuris) in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church. It uses the East Syriac Rite in the Syriac language and forms part of the Syriac tradition.
The church is headed by the patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, currently vacant, and is based in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Baghdad, Iraq. As of 2018, it counted approximately 616,639 members globally, with most residing in Iraq and significant diasporic communities in North America, Europe, and Australia.
The Chaldean Catholic Church emerged following the Schism of 1552, when a faction of the Church of the East sought to restore communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa was elected patriarch and traveled to Rome, where Pope Julius III confirmed his position in 1553.