Diocese of Vayots Dzor

Վայոց Ձորի թեմ
Holy Mother of God Cathedral
Location
CountryArmenia
TerritoryVayots Dzor Province
Statistics
Population
- Total		(as of 2011)
~50,000
Churches15
Information
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian Rite
Established10 December 2010
CathedralHoly Mother of God Cathedral, Yeghegnadzor
Secular priests6
Current leadership
PatriarchKarekin II
PrimateArchbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan[1]
Website
Official web

Diocese of Vayots Dzor (Armenian: Վայոց Ձորի թեմ Vayots Dzori t'em), is one of the newest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The diocesan headquarters are located in the town of Yeghegnadzor. The seat of the bishop is the 12th-century Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Yeghegnadzor.

The diocese was established in 2010, when it was separated from the Diocese of Syunik.[2] The prelacy building is located on the Grigor Narekatsi Street in the town of Yeghagndzor.

Structure

The primate of the diocese is archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan who is in service since the formation of the diocese in December 2010. The vicar is archimandrite Zareh Kabaghyan, while the remaining 5 priests are serving the 17 acting places of worship within the Vayots Dzor Province.

The diocese has the following departments:

Active churches

Here is the list of churches (10), monasteries (5) and chapels (2) functioning under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vayots Dzor, along with their location and year of consecration:[3]

Churches

Monasteries

Chapels

Inactive/ruined churches and monasteries

Primates

References

  1. ^ Archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan
  2. ^ Հայաստանում հիմնվել են երկու նոր թեմեր՝ Վայոց թեմը և Տավուշի թեմը (New dioceses are formed in Armenia: Vayots Dzor and Tavush)
  3. ^ "Churches and monasteries of the Diocese of Vayots Dzor". Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-02.

External links

Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church
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