The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
eparchy (
Eastern Catholic diocese) of the
Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (
Armenian Rite in
Armenian language) in the
Patriarch's own
ecclesiastical province 'of Cilicia', serving part of
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.
Its
cathedral eparchial (episcopal) see is the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph, in
Qamishli.
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)
;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Al-Qamishli''
* Joseph Gennangi (1954.10.21 – 1972.11.20); emeritate as
Titular Bishop of
Adana of the Armenians
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart ...
(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 André Bedoglouyan,
Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.) (1988 – 1989), while Titular Bishop of
Comana Armeniæ Comana may refer to:
* Comana (Cappadocia), an ancient city in Turkey
* Comana Pontica, an ancient city of Pontus in Turkey
* Comăna, a commune in Brașov County, Romania (including the villages of Comăna de Jos and Comăna de Sus)
* Comana, Cons ...
(1971.07.24 – 2010.04.13) &
Auxiliary Eparch 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 ...
(Lebanon) (1971.07.24 – 1994.11.05); later
Patriarchal Exarch of
Jerusalem of the Armenians
The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman (colloquially Jerusalem of the Armenians) is the missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' ( Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian l ...
(Jordan) (1995 – 1998),
Protosyncellus of
Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians
The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman (colloquially Jerusalem of the Armenians) is the missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' ( Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian l ...
(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.
It depends immediately on the Armenian Catholic Pat ...
(Argentina) (1994.05.24 – 1997),
Bishop of Curia
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the Armenians (1997 – 1999),
Patriarchal Exarch 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 Ar ...
(Syria) (1997 – ...)
*''
Apostolic Administrator Boutros Marayati (1992.04.10 – 2022.08.20), while Archeparch (Archbishop) of
Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) (1989.08.21 – ...)''
* (2022.08.20 – ...)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Syria
The Catholic Church in Syria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qamishli, Armenian Catholic Eparchy
Christian organizations established in 1954
Armenian Catholic eparchies
Armenian Catholic Church in Syria