Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nakhchivan

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The Catholic Archdiocese of Nakhchivan (also known as Diocese of Naxivan, - of Nakhtchevan, or of Nachitschewan; Latin Name: Archidioecesis Naxivansa) was a Latin Catholic diocese in Armenia, located in the city of Nakhchivan, in modern-day Azerbaijan. In 1847, it was suppressed. [1] [2]

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The last remains of its ancient cathedral of All Saints in the episcopal see were destroyed in the 1845 earthquake.

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History

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Episcopal ordinaries

[3] (all Roman Rite, (mostly Italian) missionary members of Latin congregations)

Bishops of Nachitschewan
Archbishops of Nachitschewan (non-Metropolitan)

See also

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016[ self-published source ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archdiocese of Nachitschewan” GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 15, 2017
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/nach0.htm GCatholic
  4. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 253. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2017-02-15.(in Latin)
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