Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli
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The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli is a
Patriarch's own ecclesiastical province 'of Cilicia', serving part of Syria
.
Its cathedral eparchial (episcopal) see is the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph, in Qamishli.
History
Established on 29 June 1954 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Al-Qamishli, on territory split off from the then Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin (now titular).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Armenian Rite)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Al-Qamishli
- Joseph Gennangi (1954.10.21 – 1972.11.20); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Adana of the Armenians(1972.11.20 – death 1981.10.22)
- Krikor Ayvazian (1972.12.06 – 1988.11.18), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (1988.11.23 – 1997.01.21)
- Amman and Jerusalem of the Armenians(Jordan) (1998 – 2001)
- Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (1989.08.21 – 1992.04.10), later Auxiliary Eparch of Damascus of the Armenians(Syria) (1997 – ...)
- Aleppo of the Armenians(Syria) (1989.08.21 – ...)
- Antranig Ayvazian (2022.08.20 – ...)
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