Christianity in Iraq

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religion in Iraq
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ancient_Church_of_the_East
gptkb:Chaldean_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Latin_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Catholic_Church
Evangelical churches
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Syriacs
gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Chaldeans
gptkb:Turkmen
gptkb:Armenians
gptkb:Kurds
gptkbp:hasPopulation estimated 250,000-300,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:historicalPresence 1st century AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christianity in Iraq
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Syriac
Armenian
English
Kurdish
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Synod_of_Seleucia-Ctesiphon
gptkb:Pope_Francis_visit_(2021)
Destruction of churches by ISIS
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Rabban_Hormizd_Monastery
gptkb:St._Elijah's_Monastery
gptkb:Mar_Mattai_Monastery
gptkb:St._George's_Church,_Baghdad
gptkb:St._Joseph's_Cathedral,_Baghdad
gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Mosul
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Aphrem_II
gptkb:Louis_Raphaël_I_Sako
gptkb:Mar_Gewargis_III
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Iraq_War_(2003-2011)
Islamic State occupation (2014-2017)
post-2003 sectarian violence
gptkbp:populationDecline over 1.5 million in 2003 to less than 300,000 in 2023
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Iraqi_Constitution_(Article_2,_Article_41)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Basra
gptkb:Duhok
gptkb:Nineveh_Plains
gptkb:Kirkuk
Erbil
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Church_of_the_East
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Christianity
gptkb:Ancient_Church_of_the_East
gptkb:Chaldean_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Eastern_Christianity
gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Nestorianism
gptkb:Latin_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Assyrian_people
gptkb:Chaldean_people
gptkb:Syriac_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Armenians_in_Iraq
History of Iraq
Evangelical churches in Iraq
Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Iraq
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6