St. Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church

Chaldeans And Assyrians In The United States

13050 Vanowen St. , North Hollywood , CA 91605
Phone (818) 765-3665, Fax (818) 765-0493

 

2006

Nuhra (Light) Newsletter, Year Two, Issue One, Number 4

Nuhra (Light) Newsletter, Year Two, Issue One, Number 3

2005

St. Paul Assyrian- Chaldean Catholic Church Newsletter_4

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St. Paul Assyrian- Chaldean Catholic Church Newsletter_2

St. Paul Assyrian- Chaldean Catholic Church Newsletter_1

 

 

Clergy

Fr. Noel Gorgis - Fr. Gorgis was born in the village of Karawils in Zakho , Iraqin1965. He entered theChaldean monastery at Dora, Baghdad in 1978 and in 1986 dedicated his life to the St. Antonio and St. Hermuzda monastery. In 1982 he entered Shamoun Al-Safa Seminary in Baghdad and graduated in 1987. He was ordained a priest in 1989. In 1992 he arrived in the United States and became an assistant pastor in Chicago , where he served for two years. In 1995 he moved to Arizona and continues to serve the Chaldean and Assyrian faithful in the Scottsdale area.

Fr. Tomy Tomikeh - Born in 1950 in Tehran , Iran , Fr. Tomikeh was ordained in 1988 by MarYouhanna Issayee. He and his family came to the United States in 1993. On September 13, 2002he was appointed as assistant pastor of St. Paul parish, where he is still serving.

 

History

  • Sept. 9, 1979: Fr. Ibrahim Ibrahim (later bishop of St. Thomas the Apostle Diocese) appointed to serve the Chaldean-Assyrian community in Los Angeles.
  • Nov. 16, 1980: Church dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle in Montrose.
  • Sept. 12, 1987: Church dedicated at its present location in North Hollywood .
  • Feb. 1, 1982: Msgr. Abuelahad Najar appointed pastor.
  • Aug. 1986: Fr. Sulaiman Denha appointed pastor.
  • Jun. 3, 1987: Fr. Emauel Shaleta appointed pastor
  • Oct. 2000-Nov. 2001: Fr. Poulus Khozaran serves at parish.
  • Nov. 2001: Fr. Noel Gorgis pastor and Fr. Tomy Tomikeh assistant pastor.

 

 

 

 

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