Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran

Holy See of Cilicia

Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran

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Building of Diocese of Isfahan (left) and the church of St Joseph of Arimathea (right).
Location
Country	Iran
Territory	Isfahan and Southern Iran
Headquarters	New Julfa
Coordinates	32°38′05″N 51°39′22″E / 32.63484393°N 51.65601701°E / 32.63484393; 51.65601701
Information
Denomination	Armenian Apostolic
Established	1606
Cathedral	St. Joseph of Arimathea at the Holy Saviour Monastery, New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sipan Kashchian
Website
www.vank.ir/fa

The Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran, (Armenian: Սպահանի հայոց թեմ ; Persian: خلیفه‌گری ارامنه اصفهان), is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran. It is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia, seated in Antelias, since 1960.

Before that it was called the Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Persia and India (Armenian: Իրանա-Հնդկաստանի հայոց թեմ ; Persian: خلیفه‌گری ارامنه ایران و هندوستان) and was under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossate of All Armenians in Vagharshapat. It was originally founded by Khachatur Kesaratsi after establishment of New Julfa in early 17th century.

The Diocese of Isfahan and Southern Iran is currently headed by Archbishop Sipan Kashchian.^[1]

List of Prelates

Mesrop (1606–1620)
Khachatour Kesaratsi (1620–1646)
Davit I Jughayetsi (1652–1683)
Stepanos Jughayetsi (1684–1696)
Alexander Jughayetsi (1697–1706)
Movses I Jughayetsi (1706–1725)
Davit II Jughayetsi (1725–1728)
Astvadsatour Farhabatsi (1729–1745)
Poghos Jughayetsi (1748–1752)
Gevorg Jughayetsi (1754–1768)
Mkrtich Jughayetsi (1769–1787)
Hakop Jughayetsi (ru) (1788–1791)
Haroutioun Jughayetsi (1801–1810)
Hovhannes I Echmiadsnetsi (1813–1817)
Karapet Jughayetsi (1818–1831)
Hovhannes II Bagrevandtsi (1832–1836)
Khachatour II Vagharshapatsi (1838–1842)
Hovhannes III Sourenian Ghrimetsi (1842–1848)
Thadevos Begnazarian (1851–1863)
Movses II Maghakian (1864–1871)
Grigoris Hovhannisian (1872–1888)
Yesai Astvadsatrian (1891–1896)
Maghakia Terounian (1898–1901)
Sahak Ayvatian (1902v1912, 1920–1922)
Mesrop Ter Movsisian (1926–1930)
Vahan Kostanian (1945–1949)
Nerses Bakhtikian (1961–1965)
Yeprem Tapagian (1965–1967)
Ghevond Chepeyian (1968-1970)
Garegin Sargsian (1971–1973)
Mesrop Ashchian (1974–1977)
Korioun Papian (1978–2002)^[2]
Sipan Kashchian

References

^ "اسقف اعظم سیپان کاشجیان - آلیک آنلاین". alikonline.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
^ Լեւոն Գ. Մինասեան, Նոր Ջուղան աւելի քան մէկ եւ քառորդ դարում, Ս. Էջմիածին, 1999։ p. 87

External links

Official website (in Persian)
"Armenian Apostolic Churches in Isfahan". Shia International News Association. 18 February 2021.

Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenia and
Artsakh

Etchmiadzin	Aragatsotn (Saint Mesrop of Oshakan) Araratian (Saint Sarkis of Yerevan) Artik (Varagatun Saint Gregory Cathedral of Artik) Armavir (Saint Gregory of Narek of Armavir) Artsakh (Ghazanchetsots of Shushi) Gegharkounik (Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Gavar) Gougark (Gregory of Narek of Vanadzor) Kotayk (Saint Gregory Cathedral of Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor) Shirak (Holy Mother of God of Gyumri) Syunik (Saint Gregory of Goris) Tavush (Surp Nerses of Ijevan) Vayots Dzor (Holy Mother of God of Yeghegnadzor)

Etchmiadzin

Aragatsotn (Saint Mesrop of Oshakan)
Araratian (Saint Sarkis of Yerevan)
Artik (Varagatun Saint Gregory Cathedral of Artik)
Armavir (Saint Gregory of Narek of Armavir)
Artsakh (Ghazanchetsots of Shushi)
Gegharkounik (Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Gavar)
Gougark (Gregory of Narek of Vanadzor)
Kotayk (Saint Gregory Cathedral of Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor)
Shirak (Holy Mother of God of Gyumri)
Syunik (Saint Gregory of Goris)
Tavush (Surp Nerses of Ijevan)
Vayots Dzor (Holy Mother of God of Yeghegnadzor)

Middle East

Etchmiadzin	Azerbaijan (Saint Gregory of Baku) (abandoned) Damascus (Saint Sarkis of Damascus) Egypt (Saint Gregory of Cairo) Iraq (Saint Gregory of Baghdad)
Cilicia	Atrpatakan (Saint Mary of Tabriz) Beroea (Forty Martyrs of Aleppo) Cyprus (Holy Mother of God of Nicosia) Isfahan (Saint Joseph of Arimathea at the Holy Saviour Monastery of New Julfa of Isfahan) Jezireh (Surp Hagop of Qamishli) Kuwait (Holy Vartanants of Kuwait City) Lebanon (Surp Nshan of Beirut) Tehran (Saint Sarkis of Tehran) UAE and Qatar (Holy Martyrs of Abu Dhabi)
Jerusalem	Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Saint James of Jerusalem) Amman (Saint Thaddeus of Amman)
Constantinople	Patriarchate of Constantinople (Holy Mother of God of Kumkapı of Istanbul)

Europe

Etchmiadzin	France (Saint John the Baptist of Paris) Georgia (Surp Gevork of Tbilisi) Germany (Saint Sahak and Mesrop of Köln) Great Britain and Ireland (St. Sarkis Church (London)) Greece (Holy Mother of God of Peristeri of Athens) Nor Nakhijevan and Russia (Holy Transfiguration of Moscow) Bulgaria (Holy Mother of God of Sofia) Romania (Holy Archangels of Bucharest) Southern Russia (Saint John the Evangelist of Krasnodar) Switzerland (Surp Hagop of Geneva) Ukraine (Assumption of Mary of Lviv) Central Europe and Sweden (Saint Mary of Magdalene of Brussels)
Cilicia	Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

Etchmiadzin

France (Saint John the Baptist of Paris)
Georgia (Surp Gevork of Tbilisi)
Germany (Saint Sahak and Mesrop of Köln)
Great Britain and Ireland (St. Sarkis Church (London))
Greece (Holy Mother of God of Peristeri of Athens)
Nor Nakhijevan and Russia (Holy Transfiguration of Moscow)
Bulgaria (Holy Mother of God of Sofia)
Romania (Holy Archangels of Bucharest)
Southern Russia (Saint John the Evangelist of Krasnodar)
Switzerland (Surp Hagop of Geneva)
Ukraine (Assumption of Mary of Lviv)
Central Europe and Sweden (Saint Mary of Magdalene of Brussels)

Cilicia

Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

North America

Etchmiadzin	Canada (Saint Gregory of Montreal) Eastern USA (Saint Vartan of New York) Western USA (Saint Levon of Los Angeles)
Cilicia	Canada (Surp Hagop of Montreal) Eastern USA (Saint Gregory of New York) Western USA (Saint John the Baptist of Los Angeles)