Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans
Appearance
Ordo Antonianus Santae Hormisdae Chaldaeorum | |
Abbreviation | OAOC |
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Formation | 1808 |
Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
Membership (2018) | 17 members (15 priests) |
Superior General | Samer Soreshow Yohanna, OAOC |
Parent organization | Chaldean Catholic Church |
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The Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans (Latin: Ordo Antonianus S. Hormisdæ Chaldæorum; abbreviated OAOC) is a Chaldean Catholic monastic order of pontifical right for men.
The monastic order was founded in 1808. Its headquarters is in Saint-Antony convent, Baghdad, Al-Duorah province, Iraq.[1]
In 2018, it had 6 houses with 17 members including 15 priests.[1]
Superiors general
[edit]- Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, O.A.O.C. (? – 2013.07.11)
- Fr. Waheed K. Gabriele Tooma, O.A.O.C. (2013 – 2014)
- Fr. Joseph Abdel Sater, O.A.O.C. (2014 – 2016)
- Fr. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, O.A.O.C. ( 2016–present)
Prelates from their ranks
[edit]- Deceased, with year of death
- 1915 : Philip Yaʿqob Abrahamo, Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkish Kurdistan)
- 2006 : Abbot Yousif Ibrahim, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)
- 2013: Archimandrite Denha Hanna Touma, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Sulaimaniya of the Chaldeans (Iraq)