Mother of God Cathedral (Southfield, Michigan)

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|location = 25585 Berg Rd.
Southfield, Michigan

|country = United States

|denomination = Chaldean Catholic Church

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|founded date = 1948

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|past bishop = Most Rev. Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim

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|style = Byzantine Revival

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|diocese = Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit

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His Excellency Francis Y. Kalabat

|rector = Rev. Pierre Konja

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Mother of God Cathedral{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/catholicalmanac200matt|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/catholicalmanac200matt/page/389 389]|quote=Mother of God Cathedral (Southfield,.|title=2009 Catholic Almanac|last=Bunson|first=Matthew|date=2008-09-01|publisher=Our Sunday Visitor Publishing|isbn=9781592764419|language=en}} also called Our Lady of Chaldeans is a Chaldean Catholic cathedral located in Southfield, Michigan, United States. It is the seat for the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit.

History

The first Assyrian people to immigrate to the United States arrived at the end of nineteenth century. Although small in number they were spread across the country by the middle of the twentieth century.{{cite web|url=http://www.kaldu.org/2_st_peter_diocese/diocese.htm|title=Chaldeans And Assyrians In The United States|publisher=Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle for Chaldean and Assyrian Catholics|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719033829/http://www.kaldu.org/2_st_peter_diocese/diocese.htm|archive-date=2014-07-19|url-status=dead}} Mother of God Church was established in Southfield in 1948.{{cite web|url=http://capitolwords.org/date/1999/01/07/E28-2_tribute-to-the-50th-anniversary-of-our-lady-of-cha/|title=Tribute To The 50Th Anniversary Of Our Lady Of Chaldeans Cathedral, Mother Of God Church|publisher=capitolwords.org|access-date=2014-01-14|last=Bonior|first=David E.}} The present church building was completed in 1980 in the Byzantine Revival style.{{cite web|url=http://www.chaldean.org/CommunityPages/ChaldeanChurches/MotherofGodChurchMIUSA/tabid/113/Default.aspx|title=Mother Of God Church|publisher=chaldean.org|access-date=2014-01-14}} It became a cathedral when the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit was established in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/northamerica/2423.htm|title=Mother of God Cathedral|publisher=GCatholic.org|access-date=2014-01-14}}