Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
{{Short description|Eastern Catholic Eparchy in the United States}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Eparchy
| name = Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
| latin = Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum
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| image = Mother of God Cathedral - Southfield, Michigan 01.jpg
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| caption = Mother of God Cathedral
| coat = Logo of Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit.jpg
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| coat_caption = Logo
| country = United States of America
| metropolitan =
| territory = East USA
| province = Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
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| population_as_of = 2016
| catholics = 150,000
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| churches =13
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| denomination = Chaldean Catholic Church
| rite = Chaldean Rite
| established = January 11, 1982 ({{age|1982|1|11}} years ago)
| cathedral = Mother of God Cathedral
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| patron = Saint Thomas the Apostle
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|patriarch = Louis Raphael I Sako
| bishop_title = Bishop
| bishop = Francis Y. Kalabat{{Cite web |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/05/03/0318/00698.html |title=Rinunce e nomine |access-date=2014-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503165941/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/05/03/0318/00698.html |archive-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead }}
| coadjutor =
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| vicar_general = Rev. Fawaz Elia Kako
| emeritus_bishops = Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
| map = Lagekarte Eparchie Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit.png
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The Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Detroit ({{langx|la|Eparchia Sancti Thomas Apostoli Detroitensis Chaldaeorum}}) is a Chaldean Catholic Church eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Eastern United States. It practices the Syro-Oriental Rite in Classical Syriac. It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located in Southfield, Michigan, United States.
History
It was created by Pope John Paul II on January 11, 1982, as the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America for the Chaldeans,{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|ddech|Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean)|21 January 2015}} covering the entire United States.
It was elevated to an eparchy, an Eastern-rite Catholic diocese, led by an eparch (bishop) on August 3, 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ztho1.htm|title=Chaldean Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit|publisher=Gcatholic.org|accessdate=2013-03-23}}
On 21 May 2002 it lost vast territory to establish the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.
Bishops
(all Chaldean Rite)
=Episcopal ordinaries=
;Apostolic Exarch of United States of America
- Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans (January 11, 1982 – 1985.08.03)
;Exempt Eparchs (Bishops) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
- Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim (1985.08.03 - retired May 3, 2014)
- Francis Y. Kalabat (June 14, 2014 - ...)
=Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop=
- Emmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita), appointed Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada in 2015
Parishes and missions
=Churches=
- Mother of God Cathedral, Southfield, Michigan
- Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan
- Holy Martyrs Chaldean Catholic Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Mar Addai Chaldean Catholic Church, Oak Park, Michigan
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church, Warren, Michigan
- Sacred Heart Chaldean Catholic Church, Warren, Michigan
- St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Shelby Township, Michigan
- St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Troy, Michigan
- St. Paul Chaldean Catholic Church, Grand Blanc, Michigan
- St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Mart Mariam Chaldean Catholic Church, Northbrook, Illinois
- St. Ephrem Chaldean Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois
=Missions=
=Religious centers=
=Monasteries and convents=
References
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External links
- [http://www.chaldeanchurch.org Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Detroit Official Site] Monasteries, convents
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ztho1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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