Eparchy of Ispahan

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Eparchy of Ispahan
Basic data
Rite church Armenian Catholic Church
Country Iran
Metropolitan bishopric Patriarchate of Cilicia
Diocesan bishop Sarkis Davidian
founding 1850
Parishes 1 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Residents 24,000,000 ( 1970 )
Catholics 150 ( 2016 )
proportion of 0%
Religious priest 2 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Friars 3 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Religious sisters 2 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
rite Armenian rite
Liturgical language Persian
Armenian
address Armenian Catholic Bishopric, PO Box 11318, Khiaban Ghazali 65, Tehran, Iran
The Armenian Catholic Church in Tehran

The Eparchy Ispahan ( Latin : Eparchia Hispahanensis Armenorum ) is a diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church united with the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese is located in Iran and is named after the city of Isfahan .

On the thirtieth April 1850 founded, was the bishopric in 2009 from a parish with two religious priests and two nuns . The parish is based in Tehran and also represents the bishopric . The seat is in Tehran.

Eparchen

  • Bishop Joannes Derderian (1850-1852)
  • Father Joannes Zadighian (1859-1860)
  • Bishop Gregoriius Dabanly (Dabanlian) (1861-)

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