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Gezireh, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Diocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Seat of a Chaldean and a Syrian episcopal see.
- The Chaldean diocese was founded, 1852. There has been no bishop since Philip Abraham, shot by the Turks, 1915.
- The Syrian see, founded, 1863, has been vacant since the massacre of Right Reverend Flavian Malke, 1915.
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Entry for 'Gezireh, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/gezireh-mesopotamia-iraq-diocese-of.html. 1910.