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''sui iuris'' (

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, Armenian Rite in

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) in the Holy Land ( Palestine/

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) and (Trans)

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. It is directly dependent on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, not part of his or any

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. Its

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: the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jerusalem.

Antecedents

Previously the area had the lower status of patriarchal vicariate within the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia's proper archdiocese (based in Beirut). ;''Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem'' * Monsignor Giovanni Gamasargan (1973 – 1978) * Father Joseph Chadarevian (1978 – 1986) * Father Joseph I. Debs (1986 – 1991 ''see below'')

History

* Established on 1 October 1991 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem. * In 1998 demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Amman and Jerusalem, under the same Ordinary * Promoted back in 2001 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman

Ordinaries

(all Armenian Rite) ;''Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem'' * Father Joseph I. Debs (''see above'' 1991 – 1992), previously last Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Armenians (1986 – 1991) *

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Joseph Rubian (1992 – 1995) * André Bedoglouyan,

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(I.C.P.B.) (1995 – 1998 ''see below''), previously

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of Comana Armeniæ (1971.07.24 – death 2010.04.13) & Auxiliary Eparch of Cilicia of the Armenians (patriarchate, in Lebanon) (1971.07.24 – 1994.11.05), also

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of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria) (1988 – 1989) ;''Protosyncellus of (Patriarchal Dependency) Amman and Jerusalem'' * André Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. (''see above'' 1998 – retired 2001) ;''Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem and Amman'' * Kévork Khazoumian (2001 – 2006.03.15), also Titular Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (2002.01.22 – 2006.03.15); later Coadjutor Archeparch of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkey) (2006.03.15 – 2014.05.21) * Msgr. Raphaël François Minassian (2006 – 2011.06.24); later Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians (2011.06.24 – 2021.09.23), Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) (2011.06.24 – 2021.09.23) & Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics as Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (2021.09.23 – ...) * Msgr. Joseph Antoine Kélékian (2011.08.08 – retired 2014) *''

Msgr. Kevork Noradouguian (Dankayé) (2014.04.30 – 2015.11.25) (no other office)'' * Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (2015.11.25 – 2019.05.10); previously Eparch of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Alexandria, Egypt) ( 003.09.092004.01.07 – ...) * (2019.05.10 – 2022) * (2022 – ...)

References

External links

GCatholic with incumbent biography links
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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate Eastern Catholicism in Israel Eastern Catholicism in Jordan Eastern Catholicism in the State of Palestine