Kerkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq, archdiocese of

Kerkuk, Kurdistan, Iraq, archdiocese of

Chaldean Rite. Erected as a bishopric in 1854, and archbishopric, 1863. Christianity was introduced at an early date, several persons having been martyred there, 318. The archbishop holds the title Archbishop of Suleimanieh. See also:

Catholic-Hierarchy.Org

New Catholic Dictionary

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary