REZAYEH OF THE CHALDEANS (= Urmia). - The episcopal see dates already from the 3rd century. The city was the seat of a Chaldean Catholic bishop from 1560 to 1647.
The Catholic see of R. was re-established in 1890. The bishop is metropolitan of the Chaldeans of Persia. Catholics 3373, churches 26, priests 12.
Bibliography2 worksStatistica con cenni storici, Vatican City 1932, p. 244; Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 415.
BIBL.:Statistica con cenni storici, Vatican City 1932, p. 244; Ann. Pont. 1952, p. 415.
De, Vries Guglielmo. “Rezayeh dei Caldei (= Urmia).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, coll. 841–842. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/rezayeh-dei-caldei-urmia.
MLA
De, Vries Guglielmo. “Rezayeh dei Caldei (= Urmia).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 841–842. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/rezayeh-dei-caldei-urmia.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec10_rezayeh_dei_caldei_urmia,
author = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
title = {Rezayeh dei Caldei (= Urmia)},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {X},
pages = {841--842},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1953},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/rezayeh-dei-caldei-urmia}
}
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