Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit


The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle U.S.A. is the sole eparchy of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris for the eastern half of the United States and is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of an ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady of Chaldeans Cathedral, located in Southfield, Michigan, United States.

History

It was created by Pope John Paul II on January 11, 1982 as the '''Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America for the Chaldeans, covering the entire United States.
It was elevated to an eparchy, an Eastern-rite Catholic diocese, led by an eparch on August 3, 1985.
On 21 May 2002 it lost vast territory to establish the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

;Apostolic Exarch of United States of America
;''Exempt Eparchs of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit