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The Chaldean Catholic Church [a] is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is headed by the Chaldean Patriarchate. Employing in its liturgy the East Syriac Rite in the Syriac dialect of the Aramaic language, it is part of Syriac Christianity.
The East Syriac Rite, or East Syrian Rite (also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite), is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari and utilizes the East Syriac dialect as its liturgical language.
An Assyrian identity is today maintained by followers of the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Assyrian Pentecostal Church, Assyrian Evangelical Church, and to a much lesser degree the Syriac Catholic Church. [97]
The East Syriac Rite (also known variably as the Assyrian, Sassanid, Babylonian or Persian Rite), [11] whose main anaphora is the Holy Qurbana of Saints Addai and Mari, is the rite of the Assyrian Church of the East (including its offshoot, the Chaldean Catholic Church and the component Chaldean Syrian Church), the Ancient Church of the East ...
Assyrians in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Süryanileri, Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܩܝܐ) or Turkish Assyrians are the indigenous Semitic-speaking ethnic group and an oppressed minority of Turkey, who are Eastern Aramaic–speaking Christians, with most being members of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Pentecostal Church, Assyrian Evangelical Church, or Ancient ...
The 2000 US census calls the group "Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac" The 2001 census of Australia uses "Assyrian/Chaldean" It is however not clear what exactly is meant by this group, perhaps only members of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldaean Catholic Church. Since 30.9 % of the people categorized as "Syrians" are labelled "Other ...
Being one of the twenty-three Eastern Catholic Churches, the Syriac Catholic Church is a self-governed sui iuris particular church, while it is in full communion with the Holy See and with the entirety of the Roman Catholic Church. [5] The Syriac Catholic Church traces its history and traditions to the early centuries of Christianity.
In order to place Christians of the East Syriac Rite in India under his authority, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Joseph Audo sent a request to Pope Pius IX, asking for confirmation of his jurisdiction. Without waiting for a reply, he dispatched Mar Elias Mellus, Bishop of 'Aqra, to India in July 1874. Mar Mellus had substantial success convincing ...