Enciclopedia Cattolica

Seert, Diocese of

SEERT, DIOCESI DI

Volume XI · p. 160 · 1953

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

SEERT, DIOCESE of. – Chaldean episcopal see in Iraq, probably already existing in the 4th century. The succession of Catholic bishops resumed in 1553. In 1913, the diocese had 5,380 faithful and 21 priests. It was destroyed in 1915 and has remained impeded ever since. Guglielmo De Vries

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“SEERT, DIOCESI DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), p. 160. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/seert-diocesi-di.