Diocese of Gegharkounik

Diocese of Gegharkounik Գեղարքունիքի թեմ
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Gavar
Location
Country	Armenia
Statistics
Population - Total	(as of 2011) ~235,000
Information
Denomination	Armenian Apostolic Church
Rite	Armenian Rite
Established	1996
Cathedral	Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Gavar
Current leadership
Patriarch	Karekin II
Primate	Bishop Markos Hovhannisyan

Diocese of Gegharkounik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիքի թեմ Gegharkuniki t'em), is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The name is derived from the historic Gegharkunik canton of Syunik (historic province) province of ancient Greater Armenia.

The Diocese of Gegharkounik was officially founded on 30 May 1996, upon a kontakion issued by Catholicos Karekin I. The diocesan headquarters are located in the provincial capital Gavar, with the seat being the Holy Mother of God Cathedral of the town.[1]

References

1. "The Armenian Church - Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin".

External links

• Churches of Gegharkunik Province