Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Greece
The Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Greece or Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Greece (informally Greece of the Armenians ) is an Ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite (Eastern Catholic quasi-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) for its faithful in Greece.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches); not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, in the Greek capital Athens.
History
It was established on 1925.12.21 as Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Greece where the particular church sui iuris had no proper Ordinary.
Ordinaries
(all Armenian Rite)
- Ordinaries of Greece
- Father Giuseppe Khantzian (1949.06.18 – death 1973)
- Fr. Givanni Koyounian (1973.06.21 – death 1991)
- Neshan Karakéhéyan, Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.) (1991 – 2000.09.27 see below), later Eparch (Bishop) of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2000.09.27 – 2005.04.02), remained Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece) (2000.09.27 – 2015.03.21), Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) (2005.04.02 – 2010.01.06), remaining Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2005.04.02 – 2015.10.01), Titular Archbishop of Adana of the Armenians (2005.04.02 – ...)
- Apostolic Administrator Neshan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (see above 2000.09.27 – 2015.03.21)
- Apostolic Administrator Fr. Hovsep Bezazian (Bezouzou; Syrian) (2015.03.21 – ...), no other office