CHURCH BUILDING
Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Mary, Urmia
Urmia · Chaldean Catholic
- Locality
- Urmia
- Tradition
- Chaldean Catholic
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 37.55126° N, 45.06541° E
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History: Chaldean Cathedral of Saint Mary, Urmia
The Chaldean cathedral of Saint Mary in Urmia is distinct from the older Assyrian Naneh Maryam church. GCatholic’s ecclesiastical catalogue records its first construction in 1881–1885, destruction in 1918, and rebuilding in 1953–1954. It dates the consecration of the rebuilt cathedral to 4 June 1954. The catalogue identifies the church as the cathedral of Urmia’s Chaldean Catholic metropolitan archdiocese.
An interesting detail
Its dedication is to Mary as Mother of God, and its liturgical tradition is Chaldean.