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Gezireh, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Diocese of

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Seat of a Chaldean and a Syrian episcopal see.

  1. The Chaldean diocese was founded, 1852. There has been no bishop since Philip Abraham, shot by the Turks, 1915.
  2. The Syrian see, founded, 1863, has been vacant since the massacre of Right Reverend Flavian Malke, 1915.
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Entry for 'Gezireh, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​g/gezireh-mesopotamia-iraq-diocese-of.html. 1910.
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