The Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul, also known as Armenian Catholic Archdiocese of Constantinople, serves

Armenian Catholic Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

s in

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and is under the

Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia This is a list of the Armenian Catholic catholicos patriarchs of Cilicia, officially the Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics. The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia was established in 1740 following a schism within the A ...

. Its cathedral is St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

History

The eparchy was established in 1860. It was combined with the

Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia The Patriarchate of Cilicia ( la, Patriarchatus Ciliciae Armenorum) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the only patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The territorial jurisdiction of that Patriarch of Cilicia is th ...

from 1866 until 1928 and was the patriarch's see, based in Istanbul. When the patriarchal seat was moved to

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, the current

archeparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...

was erected on 15 October 1928. On 21 March 2015, it was made known that the

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians The Patriarchate of Cilicia ( la, Patriarchatus Ciliciae Armenorum) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the only patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The territorial jurisdiction of that Patriarch of Cilicia is th ...

, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church, and after having informed the

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, had accepted the resignation of Archbishop

Hovhannes Tcholakian Hovhannes Tcholakian (12 April 1919 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish-Armenian Archbishop of the Armenian Catholic Church. Tcholakian was born in Istanbul and ordained a priest in Istanbul on 25 April 1943. He was elected archbishop on 23 May ...

. Mons.

Boghos Lévon Zékiyan Boghos Lévon Zékiyan ( hy, Պօղոս-Լեւոն Զէքիեան; born 21 October 1943 in Istanbul) is an Armenologist, philosopher, Professor of Armenian Language and Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Pontifical Oriental Institute ...

was then elected Archbishop of Istanbul by the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Armenia. In 2008 there were 3,650 Armenian Catholics belonging to the diocese. Cathédrale arménienne catholique (interieur).JPG, Cathedral interior

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Eastern Catholic dioceses in Turkey Armenian Catholic Church in Turkey Armenian culture Christianity in Istanbul

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