Armenian Patriarchal Exarchate of

Damascus

Syria Syria

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Armenian

Type: Patriarchal Exarchate Patriarchal Exarchate

Name: Damascus (English) / Damas (français) / Damasco (Italiano) / Dimašq / Aš-Šām

Subject to the Patriarch

Neighbouring Dioceses: Beirut (←), Aleppo (↗), Jerusalem and Amman (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

History

Present Prelates

Patriarchal Exarch (2023.09 – ...):Bishop Kévork Assadourian (64)Bishop Kévork Assadourian (64)

Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians

Ordinaries

Patriarchal Exarchs of Damascus (Armenian Rite)

Bishop Kévork Assadourian (64)Bishop Kévork Assadourian (64)
(2023.09 – ...)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)
Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians

Born:1961.04.29 (Kamichlie, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1986.10.03
Consecrated Bishop:2015.11.21

Priest of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1986.10.03 – 2015.09.05)

Procurator at Rome of the Armenians (2011 – 2013?)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (2015.09.05 – 2024.09.09)

Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians (2015.09.05 – ...)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria) (2023.09 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (89)Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. (89)
(1997 – 2023)

Bishop emeritus of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)
Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria)

Born:1936.05.02 (Aleppo, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1969.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:1990.03.18

Bishop of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria) (1989.08.21 – 1992.04.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) (1994.05.24 – 1997)

Bishop of Curia of the Armenians (1997 – 1999)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria) (1997 – 2023)

Msgr. Kevork Tayroyan
(1983 – 1997)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria) (1983 – 1997)

Archbishop Paul Coussa
(1969.08.26 – 1983.06.27)

Born:1917.09.09 (Aleppo, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1941.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:1969.12.21
Died:2012.07.07 († 94)

Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia (1969.08.26 – 1983.06.27)

Patriarchal Exarch of Damascus of the Armenians (Syria) (1969.08.26 – 1983.06.27)

Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq) (1983.06.27 – 2001.10.13)

Special Churches

Beirut (←), Aleppo (↗), Jerusalem and Amman (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 4,500 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 1 parish

Personnel: 1 priest (religious), 1 religious (1 brother)

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Last updated on 2026.04.15

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