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Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum | |
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 Mother of God Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Territory | East USA |
| Ecclesiastical province | Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
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| Churches | 13 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Rite | Chaldean Rite |
| Established | January 11, 1982 (44 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Mother of God Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Thomas the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| 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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TheChaldean Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Detroit (Latin:Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum) is aChaldean Catholic Church eparchy of theCatholic Church in the Eastern United States. It practices theSyro-Oriental Rite inClassical Syriac. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to theHoly See, not part of anyecclesiastical province. Itscathedral episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located inSouthfield, Michigan, United States.
It was created byPope John Paul II on January 11, 1982, as theApostolic Exarchate of United States of America for the Chaldeans,[2] covering the entire United States.
It was elevated to aneparchy, 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 theChaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.
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