Chaldean Diocese of

Zakho

Iraq Iraq

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Chaldean

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Zakho / Zachuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Baghdad

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Notes: United รฆque principaliter with Amadiyah (Chaldean Rite) 2013.06.10โ€“2020.06.27

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.06.27 โ€“ ...):Bishop Felix Dawood Al Shabi (50)Bishop Felix Dawood Al Shabi (50)

Patriarchal Administrator of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Zakho (Chaldean Rite)

Bishop Felix Dawood Al Shabi (50)Bishop Felix Dawood Al Shabi (50)
(2020.06.27 โ€“ ...)

Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)
Patriarchal Administrator of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Born:1975.01.19 (Karemlesh, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1998.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2020.08.30

Priest of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1998.06.29 โ€“ 2020.06.27)

Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2020.06.27 โ€“ ...)

Patriarchal Administrator of Alquoch of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2025.06.19 โ€“ ...)

Bishops of Zaku (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R. (56)Archbishop Bashar Matte Warda, C.SS.R. (56)
(Apostolic Administrator 2012.07 โ€“ 2013.06.13)

Bishop Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli
(2001.12.03 โ€“ 2010.11.03)

Born:1946.07.01 (Zฤkhล, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1970
Consecrated Bishop:2002.02.01
Died:2010.11.03 (โ€  64)

Priest of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1970 โ€“ 2001.12.03)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2001.12.03 โ€“ 2010.11.03)

Archbishop Stรฉphane Katchou
(1983.11.29 โ€“ 1987.11.08)

Born:1929.12.01 (Alquoch, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:1980.11.30
Died:1987.11.08 (โ€  57)

Titular Archbishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans (1980.10.03 โ€“ 1981.11.10)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1980.10.03 โ€“ 1981.11.10)

Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1981.11.10 โ€“ 1983.11.29)

Archbishop-Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1983.11.29 โ€“ 1987.11.08)

Bishop Hanna Paulus Marcus
(1973.10.13 โ€“ 1983.11.29)

Born:1910.05.16 (Chioz, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1937.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:1973.12.16
Died:1985.07.13 (โ€  75)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1973.10.13 โ€“ 1983.11.29)

Bishop Joseph Babana
(1968.03.07 โ€“ 1973.09.09)

Born:1915.11.07 (Alquosh, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1939.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1968.09.15
Died:1973.09.09 (โ€  57)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1968.03.07 โ€“ 1973.09.09)

Bishop Gabriel Koda (later Archbishop)
(1965.11.27 โ€“ 1968.03.07)

Born:1908.12.07 (Alquoch, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1933.01.29
Consecrated Bishop:1966.03.25
Died:1992.03 (โ€  83)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1965.11.27 โ€“ 1968.03.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kirkuk of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1968.03.07 โ€“ 1977.12.14)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans (1977.12.14 โ€“ 1992.03)

Bishop Thomas Reis
(1957.03.02 โ€“ 1965.07.15)

Born:1898.12.18 (Araden, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1923.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1957.05.12
Died:1965.07.15 (โ€  66)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1957.03.02 โ€“ 1965.07.15)

Archbishop Jean Nissan
(1937.04.20 โ€“ 1956.10.30)

Born:1880.07.25 (Dahลซk, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1905.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1915.12.06
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)

Bishop Pierre Aziz Ho
(1929.08.03 โ€“ 1937.01.21)

Born:1866.04.06 (Syria)
Ordained Priest:1890
Consecrated Bishop:1910.08.15
Died:1937.01.21 (โ€  70)

Bishop of Salmas of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1910.01.25 โ€“ 1924.01.16)

Titular Bishop of Arad (1924.01.16 โ€“ 1929.08.03)

Coadjutor Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1927.12.19 โ€“ 1929.08.03)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1929.08.03 โ€“ 1937.01.21)

Bishop Jeremie-Timothee Makdassi
(1890.12.03 โ€“ 1929.08.03)

Born:1847.01.13 (Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1879.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1892.07.24
Died:1929.08.03 (โ€  82)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1890.12.03 โ€“ 1929.08.03)

Bishop Etienne-Jean Kaynaia
(1884.09.16 โ€“ 1889)

Born:1845 (Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1872.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:1886
Died:1889 (โ€  44)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1884.09.16 โ€“ 1889)

Bishop Matthieu-Paul Chammina (later Archbishop)
(1879 โ€“ 1885)

Born:1835?
Consecrated Bishop:1874.05.24
Died:1893 (โ€  58)

Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1874 โ€“ 1879)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1879 โ€“ 1885)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sehna of the Chaldeans (Iran) (1890.09.30 โ€“ 1893)

Bishop Giorgio Goga
(1875 โ€“ 1882.02.10)

Born:1820.01.15 (Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1855?
Consecrated Bishop:1875.07.25
Died:1911.01.18 (โ€  91)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1875 โ€“ 1882.02.10)

Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1882.02.10 โ€“ 1892)

Bishop Emmanuel Asmar
(1859 โ€“ 1875)

Born:1805.03.30 (Telkef, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1832
Consecrated Bishop:1859.07.22
Died:1875 (โ€  70)

Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1859 โ€“ 1875)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 10,000 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes, 17 missions

Personnel: 10 priests (9 diocesan, 1 religious), 3 deacons, 5 religious (1 brother, 4 sisters), 1 seminarian

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