Colonia in Armenia

Colonia or Koloneia, also called Colonia in Armenia (

Its site is located near Şebinkarahisar in Asiatic Turkey.^[1][3]

Titular see

In the late 19th century, the diocese was nominally restored as an Armenian Catholic

of Colonia. As such it has incumbent of the lowest (episcopal) rank:

• Santiago Costamagna,
  Salesians
  (S.D.B.) (1895.03.18 – 1921.12.09)
• Edward Francis Hoban (1921.11.21 – 1928.02.21) (later Archbishop)

In 1929 it was promoted to

or German Colonia (Cologne). As such it is vacant, having had the following incumbents of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :

• Vahan Kitchourian (1930.05.03 – 1931.06.08)
• Pietro Kedigian (1936.07.24 – 1957.09.17)
• Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1962.09.04] 1962.11.15 – 1976.04.22) as Ignatius (Iknadios) Bédros XVI Batanian
  and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (1969 – 1976.04.22)
• Paul Coussa (1969.08.26 – 1983.06.27)

References

40°18′25″N 38°24′46″E / 40.306806°N 38.412817°E / 40.306806; 38.412817