Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Kharput

The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Kharput was a modern eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) and remains a titular see of the Armenian Catholic Church (sui iuris (Armenian Rite in Armenian language).

History

It was created on 1 May 1850,^[1] on territory in Turkey previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church.

Its seat was in the Turkish town of Elazığ.

It was suppressed in 1972.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Armenian Rite)

Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Kharput

Avedis Arpiarian (1890.09.23 – 1898.04.05), later Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus of the Armenians (1898.04.05 – 1911.08.27), Eparch (Bishop) of Marasc of the Armenians (1911.08.27 – 1928.06.29), Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1928.06.29 – 1931.10.17), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1931.10.17] 1933.03.13 – 1937.10.26)
Stefano Israelian (1899.02.06 – death 1915)
(?incomplete ? vacacy?)

Titular see

It is now a titular see,^[2] from the date of suppression.

It remains vacant, without a single incumbent.

References

↑ "Kharput". Catholic Encyclopedia.
↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 911

Source and External links

GCatholic, with incumbent biography 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)	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)

Titular sees	Metropolitan Archeparchies : Achrida (Ohrid), Pessinus, Traianopolis in Rhodope / Non-metropolitan Archeparchies : Chalcedon, Colonia in Armenia, Mardin, Nisibis of the Armenians, Sebaste, Tarsus / Eparchies : Adana, Amida, Anazarbus, Ancyra, Artvin, Cesarea in Cappadocia, Garin, Kharput, Marasc, Melitene, Mush, Prusa, Tokat, Trapezus

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