The Diocese of Gougark (Armenian: Գուգարաց թեմGougarats t'em), is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church encompassing the northern Lori Province of Armenia. It is named after the historic province of Gugark; the 13th province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The modern-day province of Lori was one of the cantons of historic Gugark. The diocesan headquarters are located in the city of Vanadzor. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Gregory of Narek Cathedral. Until December 2010, the churches of Tavush Province were under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Gougark, when the new Diocese of Tavush was founded by Catholicos Karekin II.
The Diocese includes 29 working churches with 14 full-time priests.
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DioceseofGougark (Armenian: Գուգարաց թեմ Gougarats t'em), is a dioceseof the Armenian Apostolic Church encompassing the northern Lori Province of Armenia...
which was consecrated in 1998. The diocese was established in 2010, when it was separated from the DioceseofGougark. The prelacy building is located on...
approximately 76,000. Vanadzor is the seat of the DioceseofGougarkof the Armenian Apostolic Church. In the official records of the Russian Empire, the city was...
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Stepanavan and the village of Amrakits. According to the DioceseofGougark, as of February 2016, Lori is home to 259 places of worship, of which 3 monasteries...
Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church, regulated by the DioceseofGougark, based in Vanadzor. The town's Surp Sarkis Armenian Apostolic church...
Gregory of Narek Cathedral of Vanadzor (seat of the DioceseofGougark). Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor (seat of the Dioceseof Kotayk). Holy Mother of God...
belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church regulated by the DioceseofGougark. The small community of Greeks is served by the Saint George's Greek Orthodox...
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