Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin
Appearance
Archeparchy of Mardin Archeparchia Mardinensis Armenorum | |
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Location | |
Territory | some territory of Turkey and Iraq |
Headquarters | Mardin, Turkey |
Population - Catholics | 2,500 (in 1949) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Armenian Catholic |
Rite | Armenian |
Established | 1708 |
Dissolved | 1972 |
Cathedral | Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Mor Yusuf in Mardin |
Leadership | |
Archbishop | Nersès Tayroyan (last eparchial bishop). |
The Archeparchy of Mardin was a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.
History
[edit]- 1708: Established on territory split off from the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Cilicia.
- June 29, 1954: from its territory was established Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli
- 1972: Suppressed and divided between the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul.