The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Kharput was a modern eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) and remains a titular see of the Armenian Catholic Church (sui iuris (Armenian Rite in Armenian language).
History
editIt was created on 1 May 1850,[1] on territory in Turkey previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church.
Its seat was in the Turkish town of Elazığ and was suppressed in 1972.
Episcopal Ordinaries
edit(all Armenian Rite)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Kharput
- Avedis Arpiarian (1890.09.23 – 1898.04.05), later Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus of the Armenians (1898.04.05 – 1911.08.27), Eparch (Bishop) of Marasc of the Armenians (1911.08.27 – 1928.06.29), Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1928.06.29 – 1931.10.17), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1931.10.17] 1933.03.13 – 1937.10.26)
- Stefano Israelian (1899.02.06 – death 1915)
Titular see
editIt is now a titular see,[2] from the date of suppression.
It remains vacant, without a single incumbent.
References
edit- ^ "Kharput". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 911