Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra
The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra is a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in southern Iraq.
It is subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, without suffragan.
Its cathedral episcopal see Cathedral of Our Lady, is in Al Basrah.
History
In 280 AD it was established as Diocese of Perat-Maishan, which was promoted in 410 to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan. It was suppressed in 1200.In 1860 it was nominally restored as Titular archbishopric of Perat-Maishan, and was again suppressed in 1895.
On 17 January 1954, it was fully restored as residential Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra , on territory split off from the Metropolitan Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad.
Episcopal ordinaries
Ancient residential see of Perat-Maishan
Eparchs of Perat-Maishan- David
- Yohannan
- Milis
- Zabda
Former titular Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan
- Thomas Rokuss, no further office
- Jacques-Michel Naamo, emeritate as former Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans
Modern residential see of Basra (Bassorah)
- Joseph Gogué
- Gabriel Ganni, succeeding as former Coadjutor Archeparch of Bassorah of the Chaldeans ; previously Auxiliary Eparch of Beirut of the Chaldeans and Titular Bishop of Gargara, promoted Coadjutor Eparch of Beirut of the Chaldeans, succeeding as Bishop of Beirut of the Chaldeans , then Titular Archbishop of Pessinus
- Stéphane Katchou, succeeding as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Bassorah of the Chaldeans & Titular Archbishop of Anbar of the Chaldeans ; later Archbishop-Bishop of Zaku of the Chaldeans
- Yousif Thomas
- Jibrail Kassab, later Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney of the Chaldeans
- Habib Hormuz Al-Naufali