The Chaldean Catholic Church aka the Chaldean Church of Babylon is an Eastern Rite sui juris (autonomous) particular church of the Roman Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Pope in Rome. The term Eastern Rites may refer to the liturgical rites used by many ancient Christian Churches of Eastern Europe and the Middle East that, while being part of the Roman Catholic Church, are distinct from the Latin Rite or Western Church. ... The Latin term sui juris means of ones own right. ... A Particular Church , in Roman Catholic theology and canon law, is any of the individual constituent ecclesial communities in full communion with the Church of Rome and thus make up the Catholic Communion. ... The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. ... Full communion is completeness of that relationship between Christian individuals and groups which is known as communion. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ...

It descends from the Church of the East. In the 15th century the Assyrian church decreed that the title of Patriarch could pass only to relatives of then-patriarch Mar Shimun IV. Dissent over this grew until in 1552, a group of bishops refused to accept the hereditary succession of an untrained boy to the Patriarchy. Church of the East related to those churches under the dominion of the first Patriarchate of Jerusalem which was first transferred from Jerusalem to Pella as following the 135CE Roman ban on Jews the city was given over to Antiochs jurisdiction. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Assyrian may refer to: Assyria ܐܬܘܿܪ Assyrian cuisine Assyrian flag Assyrian independence Assyrian people ܥܠܡܐ ܐܬܘܿܪܝܝܐ Assyrian Languages ܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܿܪܝܝܐ Akkadian language Aramaic language Syriac language Eastern Syriac Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Chaldean Neo-Aramaic Western Syriac Mlahso language Turoyo language Church of the East List of Assyrians This is a disambiguation page: a list of... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ...

They elected Mar Yohanan Soulaqa VIII, the superior of an abbey, as a rival Patriarch. Soulaqa travelled to Rome and met with the Pope, eventually reentering into communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The Assyrian Church now had two rival leaders, a hereditary patriarch in Alqosh (in modern-day northern Iraq), and a Papal-appointed patriarch in Diyarbakir (in modern-day eastern Turkey). This situation lasted until 1662 when the Patriarch in Diyarbakir, Mar Shimun XIII Denha, broke communion with Rome, and moved his seat to the village of Qochanis in the Turkish mountains. The Vatican responded by appointing a new patriarch to Diyarbakir to govern the Assyrians who stayed loyal to the Holy See. This group became known as the Chaldean Catholic Church. In 1804 the hereditary line of Patriarchs in Alqosh died out, and that church's hierarchy decided to accept the authority of the Chaldean patriarchs. The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. ... Entrance to the village Traditional Christian Ceremony of Oshaana Traditional Ceremony During Christmas Transportation in Alqosh Party in Alqosh Traditoinal Clothing Alqosh or Alqush is one of the most famous Christian villages in Iraq. ... Diyarbakir (Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The communion with Rome was not final until 1830, when Pius VIII confirmed John Hormizdas as head of Chaldean Catholics, carrying the title "Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans." Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pius VIII, born as Francesco Saverio Castiglioni (November 20, 1761 - December 1, 1830) was Pope from 1829 to 1830. ... This is a list of Chaldean Patriarchs of Babylon, the leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church and one of the Patriarchs of the east of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

The church's relations with the Assyrian Church of the East have improved in recent years. A meeting in 1996 between H.H Mar Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church and Mar Raphael I Bidawad of the Chaldean Catholic Church began an effort to bring the two churches into eventual communion. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The current Patriarch is Emmanuel III Delly, elected in 2003 on the death of Mar Bidawad. Emmanuel III Delly: Name for the current head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There has been a large emigration to the United States particularly to the state of Michigan. The church's most famous member was Saddam Hussein's most senior foreign minister, Tariq Aziz. Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 239 miles / 385 km 491 miles / 790 km 41. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, (Arabic ), born April 28, 1937 , was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Tariq Aziz, also Tareq Aziz (Arabic طارق عزيز) (b. ...

External links

• Chaldean Catholic Church - from the website of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
• Chaldean Catholic site- A bit more official perhaps.

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