Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin
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Territorysome territory of Turkey and Iraq
HeadquartersMardin, Turkey
Population
- 2,500 (in 1949)
Sui iuris churchArmenian Catholic
Archeparchy of Mardin Archeparchia Mardinensis Armenorum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Territory | some territory of Turkey and Iraq |
| Headquarters | Mardin, Turkey |
| Population |
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| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Armenian Catholic |
| Rite | Armenian |
| Established | 1708 |
| Dissolved | 1972 |
| Cathedral | Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Mor Yusuf in Mardin |
| Leadership | |
| Archbishop | Nersès Tayroyan (last eparchial bishop). |
The Archeparchy of Mardin is a titular see and was historically a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.
In 1907, were 8,000 Armenian Catholics, 16 Armenian priests, 8 churches, and 10 chapels in the archeparchy.[1] Between 3 and 4 June 1915, during the Armenian Genocide, 420 of the leading Christians of Mardin including the archbishop of Mardin, Saint Ignatius Maloyan, were arrested. Many were forced to march into the desert and were killed for their faith. [2]
- 1708: Established on territory split off from the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Cilicia.
- June 29, 1954: from its territory was established Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli
- 1972: Suppressed and divided between the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul.
