{"id":5107,"date":"2006-10-23T00:06:34","date_gmt":"2006-10-23T00:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/a-new-eparchy.html"},"modified":"2006-10-23T00:06:34","modified_gmt":"2006-10-23T00:06:34","slug":"a-new-eparchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/a-new-eparchy.html","title":{"rendered":"A new Eparchy"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, the Vatican announced the creation of a new eparchy of the Chaldean Rite Catholic Church:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Australian and New Zealand Catholics who follow the Chaldean Rite will have their own Oceania eparchy or diocese and bishop, the Holy See announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Philip Wilson, welcomed the creation by Pope Benedict XVI of the Chaldean Eparchy of Oceania with the title of "St Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans".<\/p>\n

The Pope has appointed Archbishop Djibrail Kassab of Bassorah (Basra) in Iraq as the first Bishop of the new Eparchy. Archbishop Kassab will retains his title of Archbishop "ad personam", the Holy See announcement said.<\/p>\n

An Eparchy in the Chaldean Rite corresponds to a Diocese of the Latin Rite. The new jurisdiction embraces the Chaldean Communities both in Australia and in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Wilson also warmly welcomed Archbishop Kassab’s appointment.<\/p>\n

"On behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Catholic Church in Australia I welcome the creation of the Chaldean Eparchy and look forward to welcoming the arrival of Archbishop Kassab," Archbishop Wilson said.<\/p>\n

"It is important that Catholics who belong to the Chaldean Church have the opportunity to celebrate their faith and worship according to their own rituals and laws and the creation of a Chaldean Eparchy will help facilitate this."<\/p>\n

The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Church of the Catholic Church with its presence historically centred on the Middle East, particularly in Iraq.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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