Diocese of Syunik

Սյունյաց թեմ

Saint Gregory Cathedral

Location
Country| Armenia
Statistics
Population
- Total| (as of 2010)
141,771
Information
Denomination| Armenian Apostolic Church
Rite| Armenian Rite
Established| 1996
Cathedral| Saint Gregory Cathedral, Goris
Current leadership
Patriarch| Karekin II
Primate| Rev. Fr. Zaven Yazichyan

Diocese of Syunik (Armenian: Սյունյաց թեմ Syunyats t'em) is one of the largest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Syunik Province of Armenia. It is named after the historic province of Syunik; the 9th province of the Kingdom of Armenia. The diocesan headquarters are located in the town of Goris. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Gregory Cathedral.

The diocese was established on 30 May 1996. From its creation until December 2010, bishop Abraham Mkrtchyan has served as its primate. Rev. Fr. Zaven Yazichyan succeeded him as primate of the diocese.

## Gallery[edit]

* The prelacy building

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Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenia and
Artsakh|

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* 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)

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Middle East|

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* Azerbaijan (Saint Gregory of Baku) (abandoned)
* Damascus (Saint Sarkis of Damascus)
* Egypt (Saint Gregory of Cairo)
* Iraq (Saint Gregory of Baghdad)

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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|

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* 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)

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Cilicia|

* Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

North America|

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* Canada (Saint Gregory of Montreal)
* Eastern USA (Saint Vartan of New York)
* Western USA (Saint Levon of Los Angeles)

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Cilicia|

* Canada (Surp Hagop of Montreal)
* Eastern USA (Saint Gregory of New York)
* Western USA (Saint John the Baptist of Los Angeles)

South America|

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* Argentina (Saint Gregory of Buenos Aires)
* Brazil (Surp Gevork of São Paulo)
* Uruguay (Surp Nerses of Montevideo)

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Asia and Oceania|

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* India and the Far East (Holy Nazareth of Kolkata)
* Australia and New Zealand (Holy Mother of God of Sydney)

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