Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney
{{Short description|Eastern Catholic eparchy in Australia}}
{{For|other churches with the same name|St. Thomas the Apostle Church (disambiguation)}}
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|name = Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney
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|country = Australia
|metropolitan = Immediately subject to the Holy See
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| catholics = 35,000
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| parishes = 7
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| sui_iuris_church= Chaldean Catholic Church
| rite = Chaldean Rite
| established = 2006
| cathedral = St. Thomas the Apostle Cathedral
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| patriarch = Louis Raphaël I Sako
| bishop = Amel Nona
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The Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle is a Chaldean Catholic diocese in Sydney, Australia, and is immediately subject to the Holy See.
The eparchy was created in 2006.[https://cnewa.org/eastern-christian-churches/the-catholic-eastern-churches/from-the-assyrian-church-of-the-east/the-chaldean-catholic-church/ Catholic Near East Welfare Association website, The Chaldean Catholic Church, dated February 6, 2013] Djibrail Kassab was appointed bishop at that time;[https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/6911 Independent Catholic News website, New Chaldean Eparchy for Australia and New Zealand] he was based in Basrah, Iraq before he was posted to Oceania. His bishopric currently sits as St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Church, Bossley Park, New South Wales.
In 2015, he was succeeded by Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona.[https://catholicleader.com.au/news/australia/chaldean-catholics-have-moment-of-joy/ Catholic Leader website, Chaldean Catholics have moment of joy, by Peter Bugden, dated March 13, 2015'']
Parishes
- St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean & Assyrian Catholic Cathedral, Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia
- St. Mary's Assumption Chaldean Catholic Church, Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
- St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia
- St. George Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
- Our Lady Guardian of Plants Chaldean Catholic Church, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
- St Addai Chaldean Catholic Church, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|title = Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean)| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsych.html|access-date =2007-01-05}}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ztho3.htm GCatholic.org]
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