Francis Y. Kalabat

His Grace, The Most Reverend Francis Yohana Kalabat
Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Ordination of Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat (June 14, 2014)
Church	Chaldean Catholic Church
Diocese	Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
Appointed	May 5, 2014
Installed	June 14, 2014
Predecessor	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto
Orders
Ordination	July 5, 1995 by Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Consecration	June 14, 2014 by Louis Raphaël I Sako, Allen Henry Vigneron and Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim
Personal details
Born	Frank Kalabat (1970-05-13) May 13, 1970 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Denomination	Chaldean Catholic
Motto	Blessed be the name of Jesus, both now and forever. Amen.

Styles of Francis Yohana Kalabat
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Eparch

Francis Yohana Kalabat (born May 13, 1970) is a Catholic prelate who serves as Eparch of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit in the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Life

He began undergraduate (philosophy) studies at the University of San Diego's Saint Francis de Sales Center for Priestly Formation, in San Diego County, California. Subsequently, he began the requisite graduate theological training for the Chaldean Catholic priesthood at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, in Detroit, Michigan. Ordained a priest on July 5, 1995, he was appointed Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) of Mother of God Church in Southfield, Michigan, the city where the Eparchy has its cathedral. Since 2001, Eparch Kalabat has been Pastor of Saint Thomas Church in West Bloomfield, Director of Vocations for the Eparchy, and has been involved with the Center for Re-Evangelization. He speaks Arabic, English and Aramaic, and also knows Spanish. He received his episcopal ordination, and was installed as Eparch on June 14, 2014.

On August 9, 2017, Pope Francis named Kalabat as administrator of Eparchy of Addai of Toronto.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

Further reading

• Wong Barnstead, Elizabeth (May 12, 2014). "Chaldean Bishop-Elect Both Humble and Dedicated". The Michigan Catholic.

External links

• Eparchy of Detroit Official Site, chaldeanchurch.com. Accessed March 2, 2024.