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Chaldean Diocese of

Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney

Australia Australia, New Zealand New Zealand

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Chaldean

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney / Sancti Thomas Apostoli Sydneyen(sis) Chaldæorum (Latin)

Immediately Subject to the Patriarch

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Special Churches

Churches by City (7)

Present Prelates

Archbishop-Bishop (2015.01.15 – ...):Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona (55)Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean Rite)

Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona (55)Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona (55)
(2015.01.15 – ...)

Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia)

Born:1967.11.01 (Alqosh, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1991.01.11
Consecrated Bishop:2010.01.08

Archbishop of Mossul of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (2009.11.13 – 2015.01.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia) (2015.01.15 – ...)

Archbishop Djibrail Kassab (84)Archbishop Djibrail Kassab (84)
(2006.10.21 – 2015.01.15)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia)

Born:1938.08.04 (Telkef, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1961.01.19
Consecrated Bishop:1996.05.05

Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans (Iraq) (1995.10.24 – 2006.10.21)

Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans (Australia) (2006.10.21 – 2015.01.15)

Contact Info

Address: 66-78 Quarry Road, Bossley Park, NSW 2176; PO Box 3120, Wetherill Park, NSW 2164, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9823 1800

Website:

Statistics

Population: 60,000 Catholics (2020)

Statistics: 6 parishes, 11 priests (diocesan), 5 deacons, 2 lay religious (2 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.04.13

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