Chaldean Catholic Church

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the ecclesiastical classification?
2. What is the ecclesial communion?
3. Why does the Chaldean Catholic Church use the Syriac language?
4. How did the Chaldean Catholic Church become connected to the Roman Catholic Church?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the ecclesiastical classification?Eastern Catholic particular church (sui iuris)
2. What is the ecclesial communion?In full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church
3. Why does the Chaldean Catholic Church use the Syriac language?Syriac is a very old language that was spoken by early Christians and is closely related to the language Jesus used. Using it helps keep the church’s traditions and prayers alive.
4. How did the Chaldean Catholic Church become connected to the Roman Catholic Church?In 1552 a group of the Church of the East decided to join the Roman Catholic Church. In 1553 the Pope confirmed their new leader, creating the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Sui Iuris: A Latin term signifying a Church's autonomous right to govern itself under the Pope's authority.
Patriarchate: The jurisdiction and office of a Patriarch, the highest episcopal authority in an Eastern Catholic Church.
Diaspora: The scattering of a people from their ancestral homeland, maintaining cultural and religious ties.
Anaphora: The central part of the Eucharistic liturgy, equivalent to the Canon of the Mass in the Latin Rite.