The Archeparchy of Mardin was a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.
Archeparchy of Mardin Archeparchia Mardinensis Armenorum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Territory | some territory of Turkey and Iraq |
| Headquarters | Mardin, Turkey |
| Population - Catholics | 2,500 (in 1949) |
| 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). |
History
edit- 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.
