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Archeparchy of Tehran, Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท (Chaldean Rite)

History

  • 1853: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sehna / Sanandaj / Sinna (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk)
  • 1966.01.03: Lost territory to establish Archdiocese of Ahvaz
  • 1971.03.16: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tehran / Teheran / Teheranen(sis) Chaldรฆorum (Latin)

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Tehran (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (46)Archbishop Imad Khoshaba Gargees (46)
(2023.09.26 โ€“ ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran)
Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyฤ of the Chaldeans (Iran)
Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran)

Born:1978.04.04 (Komane-Amadiyah-Duhok, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:2004.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:2023.11.10

Priest of Duhok of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2004.06.08 โ€“ 2023.09.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) (2023.09.26 โ€“ ...)

Patriarchal Administrator of Urmyฤ of the Chaldeans (Iran) (2024.01.06 โ€“ ...)

Patriarchal Administrator of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran) (2024.01.06 โ€“ ...)

Archbishop Thomas Meram (81)Archbishop Thomas Meram (81)
(Patriarchal Administrator 2021.08 โ€“ 2023.09.26)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (79)Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (79)
(Patriarchal Administrator 2018.12.22 โ€“ 2021.08)

Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (79)Archbishop Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado (79)
(1999.02.07 โ€“ 2018.12.22)

Patriarchal Administrator of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans (Iran)
Archbishop emeritus of Diarbekir of the Chaldeans (Turkiye)

Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi
(1971.03.16 โ€“ 1999.02.07)

Born:1914.06.27 (Iran)
Ordained Priest:1940.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:1967.10.22
Died:1999.02.07 (โ€  84)

Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis (1967.09.01 โ€“ 1970.03.07)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) ([1967.06.23] 1967.09.01 โ€“ 1970.03.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1970.03.07 โ€“ 1971.03.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tehran of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1971.03.16 โ€“ 1999.02.07)

President of Iranian Episcopal Conference (1980 โ€“ 1995)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Sehna (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi
(1970.03.07 โ€“ 1971.03.16)

(see above)

Archbishop Joseph Cheikho
(1944.05.22 โ€“ 1970.03.07)

Born:1894.04.02 (Iran)
Ordained Priest:1923.12.24
Consecrated Bishop:1944.06.11
Died:1979.12.20 (โ€  85)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1944.05.22 โ€“ 1970.03.07)

Titular Archbishop of Amida (1970.03.07 โ€“ 1970.08.22)

Titular Archbishop of Rew-Ardashir of the Chaldeans (1970.08.22 โ€“ 1979.12.20)

Archbishop Abraham Elias, C.M.
(1938.09.06 โ€“ 1940.02.15)

Born:1893.04 (Iran)
Consecrated Bishop:1939.04.24
Died:1940.02.15 (โ€  46)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1938.09.06 โ€“ 1940.02.15)

Archbishop Jean Nissan
(1914.09.15 โ€“ 1937.04.20)

Born:1880.07.25
Ordained Priest:1905.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1914.12.06
Died:1956.10.30 (โ€  76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) ([1914.05.12] 1914.09.15 โ€“ 1937.04.20)

Archbishop-Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1937.04.20 โ€“ 1956.10.30)

Archbishop Matthieu-Paul Chammina
(1890.09.30 โ€“ 1893)

Archbishop Jerome-Simon Sindjari
(1853 โ€“ 1885)

Ordained Priest:1850
Consecrated Bishop:1857.09.07
Died:1886

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1853 โ€“ 1885)

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 1,780 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 7 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 3 priests (diocesan), 2 religious (2 sisters)