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Diocese of Vayots Dzor information


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.

  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)

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