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Araratian Pontifical Diocese

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Population - Total
  
(as of 2011) 1,300,000

Established
  
4th century

Country
  
Armenia

Rite
  
Armenian Rite

Patriarch
  
Karekin II

Araratian Pontifical Diocese

Denomination
  
Armenian Apostolic Church

Primate
  
Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan

Cathedrals
  
Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Yerevan

Araratian pontifical diocese in tsitsernakaberd


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 the Republic of Armenia. It is named after Mount Ararat; the symbol of the Armenian nation. The diocesan headquarters are located in the capital Yerevan. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Sarkis Cathedral.

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The diocese was founded at the beginning of the 4th century by Saint Gregory the Illuminator.

School of ethics at the araratian pontifical diocese


References

Araratian Pontifical Diocese Wikipedia