Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad Patriarchatus Chaldæorum | |
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| Catholic | |
| Incumbent: Vacant since 10 March 2026 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Information | |
| First holder | Saint Thomas the Apostle (as Patriarch of the Church of the East by tradition), Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (as Chaldean Catholic Patriarch) |
| Denomination | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Established | Apostolic Era 280 as Diocese of Seleucia-Ctesifonte 1553 as Eastern Catholic Patriarchate |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Language | East-Syriac |
| Bishops emeritus | Louis Raphaël I Sako |
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The Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, or simply the Chaldean Patriarchate (Latin: Patriarchatus Chaldæorum), is the official title held by the primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Patriarchate is based in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq. The patriarchal see is currently vacant. He is assisted by the archbishop of Erbil Shlemon Warduni and the Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad, Basel Yaldo.
Chaldean Catholics are the majority of Assyrians in Iraq, an indigenous people of Upper Mesopotamia.