Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin

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Archeparchy of Mardin

Archeparchia Mardinensis Armenorum
Location
Territorysome territory of Turkey and Iraq
Headquarters Mardin, Turkey
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)

2,500 (in 1949)
Information
Sui iuris church Armenian Catholic
Rite Armenian
Established1708
Dissolved1972
CathedralArmenian Catholic Cathedral of Mor Yusuf in Mardin
Leadership
Archbishop Nersès Tayroyan (last eparchial bishop).

The Archeparchy of Mardin was a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.

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