Titular diocese of Trapezus degli Armeni

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Trapezus degli Armeni ( Italian : Trebisonda degli Armeni ) is a titular bishopric of the Catholic Church , which is awarded by the Pope to titular bishops from the Armenian Catholic Church united with Rome .

The ancient bishopric was in the city of the same name, Trapezus , in the northeast of today's Turkey . From 1850 to 1928 there was an Armenian Catholic diocese in Trabzon .

Titular Bishops of Trapezus degli Armeni
No. Surname Office from to
1 Hovhannes Tertzakian CAM Exarch of the US and Canada ( US and Canada ) January 5, 1995 January 28, 2002

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  1. Entry on Diocese of Trabzon (Armenian) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 2, 2017.