Church of the East
Church of the East Syriac Rite of Christianity
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| 2024 | Patriarch Louis Raphaël Sako led the Chaldean Catholic Christians of Iraq in a three-day fast for peace, addressing conflicts in Iraq, Palestine, Ukraine, and globally. |
| September 5 2024 | Deadline for bishops' apology passes with Archbishop Warda and his allies refusing to apologize. |
| August 2024 | Bishops withdraw from a spiritual retreat and remove their students from the Chaldean Seminary, escalating tensions within the church. |
| August 28 2024 | Cardinal Louis Sako issues an ultimatum, requesting a public apology from the dissenting bishops by September 5. |
| July 2024 | Five bishops, led by Archbishop Bashar Warda, boycott the mandatory Chaldean Church Synod, marking a significant leadership crisis in the Chaldean Catholic Church. |
| 2022 | Chaldean Sisters celebrated their 100th anniversary with a fundraiser event to support education expenses and their formation home in Farmington Hills, Michigan. |
| September 8 2021 | The Holy Synod elected Mar Awa Royel, Bishop of California and Secretary of the Holy Synod, as the 122nd Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, succeeding Mar Gewargis III. |
| September 6 2021 | Mar Gewargis III formally stepped down as Catholicos-Patriarch during an Extraordinary Session of the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East, leaving the Patriarchal See vacant. |
| 2018 | United States Department of State released a Report on Religious Freedom which estimated Assyrian Church of the East adherents at approximately 20% of Christians in Iraq. |
| 2017 | Chaldean Catholic Church's Synod of Bishops issued an official statement emphasizing their distinct Chaldean identity, rejecting composite identity labels, and calling for cooperation and engagement in public affairs. |
| September 18 2015 | The Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East elected Metropolitan Warda Sliwa as the new Catholicos-Patriarch, succeeding the late Dinkha IV. |
| September 18 2015 | The period of sede vacante ended, with Aprem Mooken having served as the custodian of the Patriarchate of Seleucia-Ctesiphon during the interim. |
| March 26 2015 | Patriarch Dinkha IV died in the United States, leaving the Assyrian Church of the East in a period of sede vacante. |
| 2012 | Restructuring of the Eastern USA diocese, transitioning from a patriarchal archdiocese to a formal diocese. |
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