Qamishli eparchy
Qamishli eparchy | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Armenian Catholic Church |
Country | Syria |
Metropolitan bishopric | Patriarchate of Cilicia |
Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
Apostolic Administrator | Boutros Marayati |
founding | 1938 |
Parishes | 2 (2015 ( AP2017 )) |
Residents | 3,000 ( 1970 ) |
Catholics | 3,500 (2015 ( AP2017 )) |
proportion of | 116.7% |
Diocesan priest | 3 (2015 ( AP2017 )) |
Catholics per priest | 1,167 |
Religious sisters | 1 (2015 ( AP2017 )) |
rite | Armenian rite |
Liturgical language |
Arabic Armenian |
cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral (Qamishli) |
address | Eveche Armenia Catholique, BP 17, Kamichlie, Syrie |
The eparchy Qamishli ( Latin : Eparchia Kamechliensis Armenorum ) is the eparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church located in Qamishli (former French spelling: Kamichlié ) in Syria . It includes the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and al-Hasakah .
history
The Qamishli Patriarchal Vicariate was established in 1938.
With the Apostolic Constitution Cum summus , Pope Pius XII. it on June 29, 1954 to the eparchy from cession of territory of the dissolved Archeparch Mardin (now titular Archdiocese of Mardin degli Armeni ) and subordinated it to the Patriarchate of Cilicia as a suffragan diocese .
Since 1992 the local ordinary of the Aleppo Archeparchy has been administering the eparchy as Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis ".
Bishops of Qamishli
- Joseph Gennangi (October 21, 1954 - November 20, 1972, retired)
- Krikor Ayvazian (December 6, 1972 - November 18, 1988, retired)
- Joseph Arnaouti ICPB (resigned August 21, 1989 - April 10, 1992)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Qamishli eparchy on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Qamishli on gcatholic.org (English)