Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin

Archeparchy of Mardin Archeparchia Mardinensis Armenorum
Location
Territory	some territory of Turkey and Iraq
Headquarters	Mardin, Turkey
Population - Catholics	2,500 (in 1949)
Information
Sui iuris church	Armenian Catholic
Rite	Armenian
Established	1708
Dissolved	1972
Cathedral	Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Mor Yusuf in Mardin
Leadership
Archbishop	Nersès Tayroyan (last eparchial bishop).

The Archeparchy of Mardin was a non-metropolitan Archeparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church, covering Turkey and Iraq.

History

• 1708: Established on territory split off from the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Cilicia.
• June 29, 1954: from its territory was established Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli
• 1972: Suppressed and divided between the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad and Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Istanbul.

External links

• information on the archeparchy
• Profile at Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}