Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Mossul, Catholic Archieparchy in Mosul, Iraq

The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul is an Eastern Catholic territory in northern Iraq, immediately exempt to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Its cathedral is the Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Mosul, the episcopal see. As of 2014 it served 45,000 Catholics in 15 parishes and two missions.

The archeparchy was established in 1790 from territory that had no previous Syriac Catholic ordinary. In 1862 and 1863 it ceded parts of its area to the newly created Archeparchy of Baghdad and the Eparchy of Jazira. Its cathedral is the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Mosul, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

The Archeparchy oversees communities following the Syriac Catholic tradition, an Eastern form of Catholicism with its own liturgies and practices. These communities trace their roots to the ancient church of Antioch and maintain a very old Christian lineage.

The site is located in Mosul, the largest city in Nineweh Province, near the historical city center. Visitors should know that this is an active place of worship and access may vary depending on service times and local conditions.

The archeparchy's cathedral is the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, known in Arabic as al-Tahira, not Saint Thomas Cathedral. The archeparchy was established in 1790 from territory with no previous Syriac Catholic ordinary. In 2014 it served 45,000 Catholics in 15 parishes and two missions with 82 priests.