Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris
| Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Armenian Catholic Church |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Elie Yéghiayan ICPB |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jean Teyrouz ICPB |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 632,834 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 66,991,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 30,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,286 |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Armenian rite |
| Liturgical language | Armenian |
| cathedral | Sainte-Croix-de-Paris |
The Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris ( lat. : Eparchia Sanctae Crucis lutetiae Parisiorum Armenian Փարիզի Սուրբ Խաչ թեմի ) is in France located Eparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church , based in Paris . The Eparchy Cathedral is located in the Marais district (13 rue du Perche).
On July 22nd, 1960, the eparchy was established as the apostolic exarchate of France for the Armenian rite. On June 30, 1986, the Exarchate changed its name to the current form.
The eparchy is a immediate diocese and is therefore directly subordinate to the Pope , so it does not belong to any church province .
Bishops
- Garabed Amadouni , Apostolic Exarch, 1960–1971
- Grégoire Ghabroyan ICPB , 1977-2013
- Jean Teyrouz ICPB, 2013–2018
- Elie Yéghiayan ICPB, since 2018
See also
Web links
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