Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Atrpatakan

Holy See of Cilicia

38°04′19″N 46°17′11″E / 38.0718286°N 46.28636867°E / 38.0718286; 46.28636867InformationDenominationArmenian ApostolicCathedralSt. Mary Church, Tabriz, IranWebsite[1]

The Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Atrpatakan (Armenian: Ատրպատականի հայոց թեմ ; Persian: خلیفه‌گری ارامنه آذربایجان), is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Iran. It is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia, seated in Antelias. The Diocese of Atrpatakan is currently headed by Archbishop Grigor Chiftchian.^[1]

Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Atrpatakan has been based in Lilava district since relocating from Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in 1845. Its main cathedral in Tabriz is Saint Mary Church.

References

^ "Գրիգոր Չիֆթչյան. Իրանի հայկական եկեղեցիները պատկանում են ոչ միայն հայերին, այլև ողջ աշխարհի մարդկությանը - Պանորամա | Հայաստանի նորություններ". panorama.am. Retrieved 2020-09-07.

External links

Official website

Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenia and
Artsakh

Etchmiadzin	Aragatsotn (Saint Mesrop of Oshakan) Araratian (Saint Sarkis of Yerevan) Artik (Varagatun Saint Gregory Cathedral of Artik) Armavir (Saint Gregory of Narek of Armavir) Artsakh (Ghazanchetsots of Shushi) Gegharkounik (Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Gavar) Gougark (Gregory of Narek of Vanadzor) Kotayk (Saint Gregory Cathedral of Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor) Shirak (Holy Mother of God of Gyumri) Syunik (Saint Gregory of Goris) Tavush (Surp Nerses of Ijevan) Vayots Dzor (Holy Mother of God of Yeghegnadzor)

Etchmiadzin

Aragatsotn (Saint Mesrop of Oshakan)
Araratian (Saint Sarkis of Yerevan)
Artik (Varagatun Saint Gregory Cathedral of Artik)
Armavir (Saint Gregory of Narek of Armavir)
Artsakh (Ghazanchetsots of Shushi)
Gegharkounik (Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Gavar)
Gougark (Gregory of Narek of Vanadzor)
Kotayk (Saint Gregory Cathedral of Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor)
Shirak (Holy Mother of God of Gyumri)
Syunik (Saint Gregory of Goris)
Tavush (Surp Nerses of Ijevan)
Vayots Dzor (Holy Mother of God of Yeghegnadzor)

Middle East

Etchmiadzin	Azerbaijan (Saint Gregory of Baku) (abandoned) Damascus (Saint Sarkis of Damascus) Egypt (Saint Gregory of Cairo) Iraq (Saint Gregory of Baghdad)
Cilicia	Atrpatakan (Saint Mary of Tabriz) Beroea (Forty Martyrs of Aleppo) Cyprus (Holy Mother of God of Nicosia) Isfahan (Saint Joseph of Arimathea at the Holy Saviour Monastery of New Julfa of Isfahan) Jezireh (Surp Hagop of Qamishli) Kuwait (Holy Vartanants of Kuwait City) Lebanon (Surp Nshan of Beirut) Tehran (Saint Sarkis of Tehran) UAE and Qatar (Holy Martyrs of Abu Dhabi)
Jerusalem	Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Saint James of Jerusalem) Amman (Saint Thaddeus of Amman)
Constantinople	Patriarchate of Constantinople (Holy Mother of God of Kumkapı of Istanbul)

Europe

Etchmiadzin	France (Saint John the Baptist of Paris) Georgia (Surp Gevork of Tbilisi) Germany (Saint Sahak and Mesrop of Köln) Great Britain and Ireland (St. Sarkis Church (London)) Greece (Holy Mother of God of Peristeri of Athens) Nor Nakhijevan and Russia (Holy Transfiguration of Moscow) Bulgaria (Holy Mother of God of Sofia) Romania (Holy Archangels of Bucharest) Southern Russia (Saint John the Evangelist of Krasnodar) Switzerland (Surp Hagop of Geneva) Ukraine (Assumption of Mary of Lviv) Central Europe and Sweden (Saint Mary of Magdalene of Brussels)
Cilicia	Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

Etchmiadzin

France (Saint John the Baptist of Paris)
Georgia (Surp Gevork of Tbilisi)
Germany (Saint Sahak and Mesrop of Köln)
Great Britain and Ireland (St. Sarkis Church (London))
Greece (Holy Mother of God of Peristeri of Athens)
Nor Nakhijevan and Russia (Holy Transfiguration of Moscow)
Bulgaria (Holy Mother of God of Sofia)
Romania (Holy Archangels of Bucharest)
Southern Russia (Saint John the Evangelist of Krasnodar)
Switzerland (Surp Hagop of Geneva)
Ukraine (Assumption of Mary of Lviv)
Central Europe and Sweden (Saint Mary of Magdalene of Brussels)

Cilicia

Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

North America

Etchmiadzin	Canada (Saint Gregory of Montreal) Eastern USA (Saint Vartan of New York) Western USA (Saint Levon of Los Angeles)
Cilicia	Canada (Surp Hagop of Montreal) Eastern USA (Saint Gregory of New York) Western USA (Saint John the Baptist of Los Angeles)