Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman

The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman^[1] (colloquially Jerusalem of the Armenians) is the missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in the Holy Land (Palestine/Israel) and (Trans)Jordan.

It is directly dependent on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, not part of his or any ecclesiastical province.

Its Cathedral episcopal see is a World Heritage Site: the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jerusalem.

Antecedents[]

Previously the area had the lower status of within the Patriarch "of Cilicia"'s proper archdiocese (based in Beirut).

Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem

• Monsignor Giovanni Gamasargan (1973 – 1978)
• Father Joseph Chadarevian (1978 – 1986)
• Father Joseph I. Debs (1986 – 1991 see below)

History[]

• Established on 1 October 1991 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem.
• In 1998 demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Amman and Jerusalem, under the same Ordinary
• Promoted back in 2001 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman

Ordinaries[]

(all Armenian Rite)

Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem

• Father Joseph I. Debs (see above 1991 – 1992), previously last Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Armenians (1986 – 1991)
• Archimandrite Joseph Rubian (1992 – 1995)
• André Bedoglouyan, (I.C.P.B.) (1995 – 1998 see below), previously Titular Bishop of (1971.07.24 – death 2010.04.13) & Auxiliary Eparch of Cilicia of the Armenians (patriarchate, in Lebanon) (1971.07.24 – 1994.11.05), also Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria) (1988 – 1989)

Protosyncellus of (Patriarchal Dependency) Amman and Jerusalem

• André Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. (see above 1998 – retired 2001)

Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem and Amman

• Kévork Khazoumian (2001 – 2006.03.15), also Titular Bishop of (2002.01.22 – 2006.03.15); later Coadjutor Archeparch of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkey) (2006.03.15 – 2014.05.21)
• Msgr. Raphaël François Minassian (2006 – 2011.06.24); later Titular Archbishop of (2011.06.24 – 2021.09.23), Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) (2011.06.24 – 2021.09.23) & Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics as Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (2021.09.23 – ...)
• Msgr. Joseph Antoine Kélékian (2011.08.08 – retired 2014)
• Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Kevork Noradouguian (Dankayé) (2014.04.30 – 2015.11.25) (no other office)
• Kricor-Okosdinos Coussa (2015.11.25 – 2019.05.10); previously Eparch of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Alexandria, Egypt) ([2003.09.09] 2004.01.07 – ...)
•  [de] (2019.05.10 – ...)

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic with incumbent biography links
• Catholic-hierarchy.org

Coordinates: 31°46′48″N 35°13′57″E / 31.7800°N 35.2325°E / 31.7800; 35.2325