Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Zaku and Zakho of the Chaldeans, Diocese of

ZAKU E ZAKHO DEI CALDEI, DIOCESI DI

By Guglielmo de Vries

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Also known as: Zākhū

ZAKU AND ZAKHO OF THE CHALDEANS, Diocese of. - In Iraq. The name and title of the diocese are recent.

It originated in 1850 from the division of the diocese of Amadia into three: Amadia, Akra and Z. In the territory of the diocese of Z. union with the Catholic Church spread toward the end of the 18th century. Today it has 12,000 faithful among 70,000 inhabitants, mostly Kurds and Muslims; 20 parishes, 20 priests, 13 schools with 550 pupils.

Bibliography2 works

BIBL.: J. Tinkdji, L'Egl. chaldienne cath. autrefois et aujourd'hui, in A. Battandies, Ann. Pontif. cath., 1914, Paris 1914, pp. 518-20; Ann. Pont. 1953, p. 461.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 1767.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Zaku e Zakho dei Caldei, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1767. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/zaku-e-zakho-dei-caldei-diocesi-di.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Zaku e Zakho dei Caldei, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1767. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/zaku-e-zakho-dei-caldei-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Zaku e Zakho dei Caldei, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1767},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/zaku-e-zakho-dei-caldei-diocesi-di}
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