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Diocese of Artsakh Արցախի թեմ | |
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 Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, the seat of the bishop | |
| Location | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2015[3]) ~150,000 |
| Churches | 17 (functioning)[1] ~5,000 (all)[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian Rite |
| Established | 1989 |
| Cathedral | Ghazanchetsots, Shusha (Shushi)[4] Gandzasar (historic)[1] |
| Secular priests | 10[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Karekin II |
| Primate | Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Diocese of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի թեմ, romanized: Artsakhi t'em) is one of the largest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is named after the historic province of Artsakh; the 10th province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The diocesan headquarters are located on Ghazanchetots street 72, in the town of Shushi. The seat of the bishop is the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral. On 21 January 2022, Vrtanes Abrahamyan was appointed Primate of the Diocese.[5][6]
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- ^ "The Armenian Church Today Dioceses in Armenia". Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Artsakh Diocese
- ^ Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan