Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Kirkuk, Diocese of

KERKÜK, DIOCESI DI

By Guglielmo de Vries

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Also known as: Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Kirkuk; Italian: Karkūk

KIRKUK, DIOCESE OF. - Episcopal see in 'Irāq, from the 4th century. The Chaldean Catholic diocese was founded there in 1798. Catholics number 9,000 out of a total population of 300,500 inhabitants; parishes 9; priests 11; schools 20 with 1,280 pupils.

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BIBL.: Statistica con cenni storici della gerarchia e dei fedeli di rito orientale, Vatican City 1932, p. 242; Annuario Pontificio 1951, p. 215.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 680.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Kerkük, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 680. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/kerkuk-diocesi-di.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Kerkük, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 680. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/kerkuk-diocesi-di.

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@incollection{ec7_kerkuk_diocesi_di,
  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Kerkük, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {680},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/kerkuk-diocesi-di}
}

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