Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra


The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra is a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church in southern Irak.
It is subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, without suffragan.
Its cathedral episcopal see Cathedral of Our Lady, is in Al Basrah.

History

In 280 AD it was established as Diocese of Perat-Maishan, which was promoted in 410 to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perat-Maishan. It was suppressed in 1200.
In 1860 it was nominally restored as Titular archbishopric of Perat-Maishan, and was again suppressed in 1895.
On 17 January 1954, it was fully restored as residential Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Basra , on territory split off from the Metropolitan Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad.

Episcopal ordinaries

Ancient residential see of Perat-Maishan

;Eparchs of Perat-Maishan
  • David
  • Yohannan
;
Metropolitan Archeparchs of Perat-Maishan
;''Titular Archeparchs of Perat-Maishan
;'' Archeparchs of Basra