Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Eastern Europe

The Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Eastern Europe is an Ordinariate (quasi-diocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian language) for its faithful in certain Eastern European ex-Soviet countries without proper Ordinary for their particular church sui iuris.

It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province. The Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs in Gyumri, Armenia is the cathedral episcopal see of the ordinariate, which is headquartered Rue Atarbekyan 82, Gyumri, Armenia.

History

Established on 13 July, 1991 as the Ordinariate of East Europe for Armenian Catholics in the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine.

Ordinaries

Ordinaries of East Europe (Armenian Rite)

• Nerses Der Nersessian, Mechitarists (C.A.M.) (1991.07.13 – 2005.04.02), Archbishop ad personam (1991.07.13 – 1992.07.09), then (also emeritate) Titular Archbishop of Sebaste of the Armenians (1992.07.09 – death 2006.12.24)
  • Coadjutor Ordinary Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. (2001.02.17 – 2005.04.02)
• Neshan Karakéhéyan, Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.) (2005.04.02 – 2010.01.06), Titular Archbishop of Adana of the Armenians (2005.04.02 – ...), also Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (below) (2000.09.27 – 2015.03.21), Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (below) (2005.04.02 – 2015.10.01; previously Ordinary of Greece of the Armenians (Greece) (1991 – 2000.09.27), Eparch (Bishop) of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2000.09.27 – 2005.04.02)
• Apostolic Administrator Father Vahan Ohanian (2010.01.06 – 2011.06.24), no other office recorded
• Raphaël François Minassian (2011.06.24 – ...), Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians (2011.06.24 – ...); previously Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Amman of the Armenians (Jordan) (2006 – 2011.06.24).

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)

References

Sources and external links

• Official website
• Older site
• GCatholic with incumbent bio links

Armenian Catholic Church hierarchy
Patriarchate	Cilicia (Beirut, Lebanon)
Metropolitan archeparchies (archdioceses)	Beirut (Lebanon, Patriarch's proper)
Non-metropolitan archeparchies (archdioceses)	Aleppo (Syria) Baghdad (Iraq) Constantinople (Istanbul) (Turkey) Lviv (Ukraine)
Eparchies (dioceses)	Al-Qamishli (Syria) Alexandria (Cairo, Egypt) Isfahan (Iran) Kameshli (Syria) Our Lady of Nareg in U.S. Sainte-Croix-de-Paris San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Apostolic exarchates	Latin America and Mexico
Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite	East Europe Greece Romania
Patriarchal exarchates	Damascus (Syria) Jerusalem and Amman (Holy Land, Jordan) Syria
Titular Archeparchies	Metropolitan Archeparchies : Achrida (Ohrid), Pessinus, Traianopolis in Rhodope of the Armenians / Non-metropolitan Archeparchies : Chalcedon, Colonia in Armenia, Mardin, Nisibis of the Armenians, Sebaste, Tarsus of the Armenians
Titular Eparchies	Adana of the Armenians, Amida of the Armenians, Anazarbus of the Armenians, Ancyra of the Armenians, Artvin, Cesarea in Cappadocia, Garin, Kharput of the Armenians, Marasc, Melitene of the Armenians, Mush, Prusa, Tokat, Trapezus of the Armenians
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