Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul Ermeni Patrikhanesi; Western Armenian: Պատրիարքութիւն Հայոց Կոստանդնուպոլսոյ, Badriark'ut'iun Hayots' Gosdantnubolsoy) is an autonomous see of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is the Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church (Holy Mother of God Patriarchal Church) in the Kumkapı neighborhood of Istanbul.
| Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
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Coat-of-arms of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople | |
| Classification | Oriental Orthodox |
| Primate | Sahak II Mashalian |
| Language | Western Armenian |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Territory | Turkey |
| Recognition | by Armenian Apostolic Church as their autonomous church |
| Separations | Armenian Evangelical Church (1846) |
| Members | 95,000 |
Its head is the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (also known as Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul).
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