Editing Anbar (town) (section)

== Ecclesiastical history ==
Anbar used to host an [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] community from the fifth century: the town was the seat of a bishopric of the [[Church of the East]]. The names of fourteen of its bishops of the period 486–1074 are known, three of whom became [[Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon|Chaldean Patriarchs of Babylon]].<ref>{{Oriens christianus|volume=2|at=coll. 1171-1174}}</ref>
* Narses {{fl.|540}}
* Simeon {{fl.|553}}
* Salibazachi {{fl.|714}}
* Paul {{fl.|740}}
* Theodosius 
* John {{fl.|885}}
* Enos 890
* Elias {{fl.|906-920}}
* Jaballaha {{fl.|960}}
* Sebarjesus
* Elias II {{fl.|987}}
* Unnamed bishop {{fl.|1021}}
* Mundar {{fl.|1028}}
* Maris {{fl.|1075}}
* Zacharias {{fl.|1111}}

=== Titular see ===
Anbar is listed by the [[Catholic Church]] as a [[titular see]] of the [[Chaldean Catholic Church]],<ref>''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), p. 832</ref> established as [[titular bishop]]ric in 1980.
 
It has had the following incumbents:
* Titular Archbishop [[Stéphane Katchou]] (1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10), as [[Coadjutor Archeparch]] of [[Bassorah of the Chaldeans]] (Iraq) (1980.10.03 – 1981.11.10)
* Titular Bishop [[Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim]] (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03), as [[Apostolic Exarch]] in the United States of America (1982.01.11 – 1985.08.03)
* Titular Bishop Shlemon Warduni (since 2001.01.12), [[Curial Bishop]] of the Chaldean Catholic Church