Patriarchate of Cilicia
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Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator | |
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The Patriarchate of Cilicia (
St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, is the cathedra of the Patriarchate.[1] The Patriarchate is headed by Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian
elected in September 2021.
History
While the diocese of Cilicia dates back to 294,[1] it was promoted to a patriarchate in 1742.[2] In 1866, the seat of the patriarchate was moved to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey), and in 1928 to Beirut, Lebanon, where it remains today.[3]
Ordinaries
Patriarchs
- Abraham Petros I Ardzivian (1740–1749)
- Hagop Petros II Hovsepian (1749–1753)
- Michael Petros III Kasparian (1753–1780)
- Parsegh Petros IV Avkadian(1780–1788)
- Gregory Petros V Kupelian (1788–1812)
- Gregory Petros VI Djeranian (1815–1841)
- Jacob Petros VII Holassian (1841–1843)
- Gregory Petros VIII Derasdvazadourian (1844–1866)
- Anthony Petros IX Hassun (1866–1881)
- Stephen Petros X Azarian (1881–1899)
- Paul Petros XI Emmanuelian (1899–1904)
- Paul Petros XII Sabbaghian (1904–1910)
- Paul Petros XIII Terzian (1910–1931)
- Avedis Petros XIV Arpiarian (1931–1937)
- Gregory Petros XV Agagianian(1937–1962)
- Ignatius Petros XVI Batanian(1962–1976)
- Hemaiag Petros XVII Ghedighian(1976–1982)
- John Petros XVIII Kasparian(1982–1999)
- Nerses Petros XIX Tarmouni (1999–2015)
- Krikor Petros XX Gabroyan(2015–2021)
- Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (2021–)
Auxiliary bishops
- Robert Badichah (2024–)[4]
See also
- List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia
- Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East
- Armenian diaspora
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia.
- ^ a b "Patriarchal See of Cilicia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Patriarchate of Cilicia (Armenian)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ^ "The Eparchy of Constantinople (Turkey) of the Patriarchal Armenian Catholic Church". Armenian Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "From the Eastern Churches". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
External links
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