Araratian Pontifical Diocese
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 Armenia.
Diocese of Araratian Արարատյան Հայրապետական թեմ | |
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Saint Sarkis Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2011) 1,300,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian Rite |
| Established | 4th century |
| Cathedral | Saint Sarkis, Yerevan |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Karekin II |
| Pontifical vicar | Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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