Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans

The Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans is a Chaldean Catholic (Eastern Catholic, Chaldean Rite) Monastic Order of Pontifical Right for men.

Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans
Formationc. AD 1808 (1808)
TypeMonastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)
HeadquartersCouvent Saint-Antoine, P.O. Box 12012, Baghdad, Al-Duorah, Iraq
Superior General
Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C.

History

The monastic order was founded in 1808. Its headquarters are in Saint-Antony convent, P.O. Box 12012, Baghdad, Al-Duorah province, Iraq.

Statistics

In 2012, it had 6 houses with 40 members, including 21 priests.

Superiors general

(incomplete)

  • Denha H. Toma (? - ?)
  • Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C. ( 2016- present)

Prelates from their ranks

Deceased, by year of death
  • 1915 : Philip Yaʿqob Abrahamo, Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkish Kurdistan)
  • 2006 : Abbot Yousif Ibrahim, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)
  • 2013: Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)
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