Patriarchal exarchate Damas, Syria
Apostolic Exarchate of Damas
Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic patriarchal exarchate of the Armenian rite for Damascus, Syria. Established on 6 November 1984, it depends on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia. Its principal church is the Church of the Queen of the Universe in Damascus.
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- Established
- 1984
- Catholics
- 4,500
- Priests
- 1
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Patriarchal Exarch
- Kevork Assadourian
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The cathedral
Church of the Queen of the Universe, Damascus stands in Damas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In the Syrian national capital, the Marian Church of the Queen of the Universe serves as the see of this patriarchal exarchate, a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian language) covering part of Syria. It depends directly on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia and belongs to no ecclesiastical province, his or any other.