Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 43°45′22″N 79°32′18″W / 43.75599°N 79.53832°W |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2016) 38,000 [1] |
Parishes | 7 |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Chaldean Catholic Church |
Rite | Chaldean Rite |
Established | June 10, 2011 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Eparch | Robert Saeed Jarjis |
Bishops emeritus | Bawai Soro |
The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto is the sole eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (Syro-Oriental Rite) in Canada.
It depends directly on the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, but it not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, in North York, Toronto, Ontario.
As of 2016, the eparchy served 31,716 of the faithful.[1] Seven priests and 40 permanent deacons preside over eight parishes, which are located in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.