Araratian Pontifical Diocese

Diocese of Araratian

Արարատյան Հայրապետական թեմ
Location
CountryArmenia
Statistics
Population
- Total
(as of 2011)
1,300,000
Information
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian Rite
Established4th century
CathedralSaint Sarkis, Yerevan
Current leadership
PatriarchKarekin II
Pontifical vicarArchbishop Navasard Kchoyan
Website
Official website

Araratian Pontifical Diocese (Armenian: Արարատյան Հայրապետական թեմ Araratyan Hayrapetakan t'em) is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world, covering the city of Yerevan and the Ararat Province within Armenia.[1]

  1. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-07.