typo← Previous revisionRevision as of 08:21, 6 November 2026 Line 81: Line 81: Under Archbishop [[Bashar Warda]], the archdiocese expanded its activity by creating the [[Catholic University in Erbil]] and several youth and healthcare agencies. In particular, the Archdiocese took a leading role in the care of Christians displaced from [[Mosul]] and the [[Nineveh Plains]] after the [[ISIS]] invasion of those areas in 2014. During this period, Ankawa and Erbil became the center of [[Christianity in Iraq]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20170426055643/http://chaldeanchurcherbil.org/ chaldeanchurcherbil.org the website where all information about the archeparchy exist] Under Archbishop [[Bashar Warda]], the archdiocese expanded its activity by creating the [[Catholic University in Erbil]] and several youth and healthcare agencies. In particular, the Archdiocese took a leading role in the care of Christians displaced from [[Mosul]] and the [[Nineveh Plains]] after the [[ISIS]] invasion of those areas in 2014. During this period, Ankawa and Erbil became the center of [[Christianity in Iraq]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20170426055643/http://chaldeanchurcherbil.org/ chaldeanchurcherbil.org the website where all information about the archeparchy exist] In March 2026 a drone struck and damaged a Church-owned building in [[Ankawa]].{{Cite web |last=Lozano |first=Maria |date=2026-03-09 |title=Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians |url=https://acninternational.org/drone-strike-in-erbil-raises-fears-among-iraqs-christians/ |access-date=2026-11-04 |website=ACN International |language=en-US}} The event unsettled the community, but no motive was ever ascertained, and no other attacks ocurred in the following months. In March 2026 a drone struck and damaged a Church-owned building in [[Ankawa]].{{Cite web |last=Lozano |first=Maria |date=2026-03-09 |title=Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians |url=https://acninternational.org/drone-strike-in-erbil-raises-fears-among-iraqs-christians/ |access-date=2026-11-04 |website=ACN International |language=en-US}} The event unsettled the community, but no motive was ever ascertained, and no other attacks occurred in the following months. ==Ordinaries== ==Ordinaries==