Diocese of Shirak
| Diocese of Shirak Շիրակի թեմ | |
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 Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God | |
| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Territory | Shirak Province |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total |
(as of 2011) 251,941 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian Rite |
| Established | 4 September 1920 |
| Cathedral | Holy Mother of God, Gyumri |
| Secular priests | 21 |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Karekin II |
| Primate | Bishop Mikael Ajapahyan |
Diocese of Shirak (Armenian: Շիրակի թեմ Shiraki t'em) is one of the largest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Shirak Province of Armenia. The diocesan headquarters are located in the city of Gyumri. The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
The diocese was established in 1920.[1] The prelacy building is located on Varpetats Street near the Vartanants Square. It was designed by Hovhannes Katchaznouni and built at the beginning of the 20th century.
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The prelacy building
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