Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States of America and Canada ( la, Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Naregensis) is located in

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and is immediately subject to the

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. It was created by

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on July 3, 1981, as the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada for the Armenians. It was elevated to an

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on September 12, 2005. The seat of the eparchy is St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Glendale, California. The eparchy has also been known as Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York and Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale. The eparchy is a part of the

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, one of the ''

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of the

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. They accept the leadership the

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, known as the

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, and therefore are in

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with the other

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, Oriental Rite and

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Catholics. Since 1749, the Armenian Catholic Church has been headquartered at the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate complex in

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. In 2012, the eparchy moved from New York City to Glendale, California. The church in New York was being sold and while the eparchy was offered a new church, the bishop decided to move the eparchy to Glendale since there were more Armenian Catholic families in the area than in New York.

Eparchs

Mikail Nersès Sétian Mikail Nersès Sétian (November 18, 1918 - September 9, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the first exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada of the Armenian Catholic Chu ...

† (July 3, 1981 – September 18, 1993) Retired *

Hovhannes Tertsakian Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. (January 3, 1924 – January 28, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the second exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada of the Armenian Ca ...

, C.A.M. † (January 5, 1995 – November 30, 2000) Retired *

Manuel Batakian Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. (November 5, 1929 – October 18, 2021) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop to the Armenian Catholic Patriarch from 1995 to 2000, as the third exarch of the Apos ...

, I.C.P.B. † (November 30, 2000 – May 21, 2011) Retired *

Mikaël Antoine Mouradian Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B. (born July 5, 1961) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the second eparch (bishop) of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States of America ...

, I.C.P.B. (May 21, 2011 – present)

Parish locations

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( St. Ann’s Cathedral) *

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References

External links

Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg Official Site
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Armenian 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 ...

Armenian Catholic eparchies Armenian Catholic Church in the United States Armenian Catholic Church in Canada Our Lady of Nareg Christian organizations established in 1981 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1981 establishments in North America