The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli is a
suffragan eparchy
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(
Eastern Catholic
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diocese) of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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''sui iuris'' (
Armenian Rite
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Liturgy
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in
Armenian language
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) in the
Patriarch
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's own
ecclesiastical province
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'of Cilicia', serving part of
Syria.
Its
cathedral
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eparchial (episcopal) see is the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph, in
Qamishli
Qamishli ( ar, ٱلْقَامِشْلِي, Al-Qāmišlī, ku, قامشلۆ, Qamişlo, syc, ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ, Bēṯ Zālīn, lit=House of Reeds or syr, ܩܡܫܠܐ, translit=Qamishlo) .
History
Established on 29 June 1954 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Al-Qamishli, on territory split off from the then
Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin
The Archeparchy of Mardin was a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.
History
* 1708: Established on territory split off from the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Cilicia.
* June 29, 1954: fr ...
(now titular).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Armenian Rite
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Liturgy
The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron sain ...
)
;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Al-Qamishli''
* Joseph Gennangi (1954.10.21 – 1972.11.20); emeritate as
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Adana of the Armenians (1972.11.20 – death 1981.10.22)
* Krikor Ayvazian (1972.12.06 – 1988.11.18), emeritate as Titular Bishop of
Marasc of the Armenians (1988.11.23 – 1997.01.21)
*''
Apostolic Administrator
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André Bedoglouyan,
Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar
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(I.C.P.B.) (1988 – 1989), while Titular Bishop of
Comana Armeniæ (1971.07.24 – 2010.04.13) &
Auxiliary Eparch of
Cilicia of the Armenians
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(Lebanon) (1971.07.24 – 1994.11.05); later
Patriarchal Exarch
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of
Jerusalem of the Armenians
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(Jordan) (1995 – 1998),
Protosyncellus
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of
Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians
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(Jordan) (1998 – 2001)''
* Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (1989.08.21 – 1992.04.10), later Auxiliary Eparch of
San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians
The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires in an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) for Argentina.
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(Argentina) (1994.05.24 – 1997),
Bishop of Curia
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of the Armenians (1997 – 1999),
Patriarchal Exarch
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from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of
Damascus of the Armenians
The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Damascus is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in part of Syria.
It depends directly on the Arm ...
(Syria) (1997 – ...)
*''
Apostolic Administrator
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Boutros Marayati (1992.04.10 – 2022.08.20), while Archeparch (Archbishop) of
Aleppo of the Armenians
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(Syria) (1989.08.21 – ...)''
* (2022.08.20 – ...)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Syria
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There are 368,000 Catholics in Syria (and its refugee diaspora), approximately 2% of the total population. The Catholics of ...
References
External links
GCatholic with incumbent biography links
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Christian organizations established in 1954
Armenian Catholic eparchies
Armenian Catholic Church in Syria