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It descends from the Nestorian Assyrian Church of the East. In the 15th century the Assyrian church decreed that the title of Patriarch could pass only to relatives of then-patriarch Mar Shimun IV . Dissent over this grew until in 1552, a group of bishops refused to accept the hereditary succession of an untrained boy to the Patriarchy.

They elected Mar Yohanan Soulaqa VIII , the superior of an abbey, as a rival Patriarch. Soulaqa travelled to Rome and met with the Pope, eventually reentering into communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The Assyrian Church now had two rival leaders, a hereditary patriarch in Alqosh (in modern-day northern Iraq), and a Papal-appointed patriarch in Diyarbakir (in modern-day eastern Turkey). This situation lasted until 1662Events March 18 Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/ May 2 Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 Samuel Pepys wi when the Patriarch in Diyarbakir, Mar Shimun XIII Denha , broke communion with Rome, and moved his seat to the village of Qochanis in the Turkish mountains. The Vatican responded by appointing a new patriarch to Diyarbakir to govern the Assyrians who stayed loyal to the Holy SeeThe term Holy See ( Latin: Sancta Sedes lit. holy seat") refers in a geographic sense to the episcopal see of Rome, of which the Pope is the ordinary i. the diocesan bishop); in canon law, the terms Holy See and Apostolic See refer to the Pope ("Roman Pon. This group became known as the Chaldean Catholic Church. In 1804Events January 1 End of French rule in Haiti June 15 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. Constitution ratified by New Hampshire, and arguably becomes effective (subsequently vetoed by the Governor of New Hampshire) July 27 The Twelfth Amendment to the U. the hereditary line of Patriarchs in Alqosh died out, and that church's hierarchy decided to accept the authority of the Chaldean patriarchs.

The communion with Rome was not final until 1830Events February 3 The previously autonomous state of Greece gains full independence from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Negotiations for the borders between the two states continue until 1832, under the supervisio, when Pius VIII confirmed John Hormizdas as head of Chaldean Catholics, carrying the title "Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans."

The church's relations with the Assyrian Church of the East have improved in recent years. A meeting in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan between Mar Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church and Mar Raphael I Bidawad of the Chaldean Catholic Church began an effort to bring the two churches into eventual communion.

The current Patriarch is Emmanuel III Delly , elected in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U on the death of Mar Bidawad.