Diocese of Acre ( Latin: Dioecesis Akrensis ) - Diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church with a center in the city of Acra , Iraq . The Diocese of Acre is part of the Archdiocese of Baghdad . The number of believers in the Diocese of Acre is about 310 people. The current department of the diocese is Sede vacante .
| Diocese of Acre | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis akrensis | |
| East Syrian rite | |
| Main city | Acre |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Established | 1850 year |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Baghdad |
| Parishes | four |
| The number of Catholics | 310 people |
Content
History
In 1850, the Diocese of Acre was established by the Holy See , which stood out from the diocese of Amadius . In 1895, the diocese of Acre was united with the diocese of Amadia.
On February 24, 1910, Pope Pius X issued the log Quae ad spirituale , with which he again formed a separate diocese of Acre.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Elijah Sepharo (1852-1863);
- Bishop John Elijah Mellus (06/05/1864 - 1890);
- Bishop John Sahhar (2.09.1892 - 06/13/1909);
- Sede vacante ;
- Bishop Pavel Heiho (02.22.1947 - 06.28.1957) - appointed by the Patriarch of Babylon of Chaldea ;
- Bishop Andre San (06/20/1957 - 12/14/1977);
- Bishop Abdul-Ahad Rabban (04.23.1980 - 07.25.1998);
- vacancy (from 07.25.1998 to the present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Breve Quae ad spirituale , AAS 2 (1910), pp. 142-143 (lat.)
- J. Tfinkdji, L'Eglise chaldéenne autrefois et aujourd'hui, in A. Battandier, Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, XVII, 1914, pp. 498-500
- J.-B. Chabot, Etat religieux des diocèses formant le Patriarcat chaldéen de Babylone au 1er janvier 1896, in Revue de l'Orient Chrétien I, 1896, p. 450
- D. Wilmshurst, The ecclesiastical organization of the Church of the East, 1318-1913, Lovanio 2000, pp. 152-154