Armenian Diocese of

Ispahan

Iran Iran

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Armenian

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ispahan / Esfáan / Hispahanen(sis) Armenorum (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cilicia

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.10.01 – ...):Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B. (81)Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B. (81)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ispahan (Armenian Rite)

Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B. (81)Bishop Sarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B. (81)
(2015.10.01 – ...)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran)

Born:1943.11.09 (Alep, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1970.10.11
Consecrated Bishop:2015.11.21

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2015.10.01 – ...)

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B.
(Patriarchal Administrator 2005.04.02 – 2015.10.01)

Bishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. (later Archbishop)
(2000.09.27 – 2005.04.02)

Born:1932.04.17 (Pirea, Greece)
Ordained Priest:1960.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:2001.01.28
Died:2021.02.15 (Yerevan, Armenia † 88)

Ordinary of Greece of the Armenians (Greece) (1991 – 2000.09.27)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2000.09.27 – 2005.04.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Greece of the Armenians (Greece) (2000.09.27 – 2015.03.21)

Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia) (2005.04.02 – 2010.01.06)

Patriarchal Administrator of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (2005.04.02 – 2015.10.01)

Titular Archbishop of Adana of the Armenians (2005.04.02 – 2021.02.15)

Bishop Vartan Tékéyan, I.C.P.B.
(1972.12.06 – 1999.04.12)

Born:1921.03.05 (Iran)
Ordained Priest:1944.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:1973.02.25
Died:1999.04.12 († 78)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1972.12.06 – 1999.04.12)

President of Iranian Episcopal Conference (1995 – 1999)

Bishop Léonce Tchantayan
(1967.08.05 – 1972.01.16)

Born:1908.01.20 (Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:1937.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1967.11.19
Died:1990.11.13 († 82)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1967.08.05 – 1972.01.16)

Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia (1972.01.16 – 1990.11.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1977 – 1990.11.13)

Bishop John Baptist Apcar
(1954.09.24 – 1967.07.09)

Born:1884.01.04
Ordained Priest:1907.11.03
Consecrated Bishop:1954.11.21
Died:1967.07.09 († 83)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) ([1954.08.24] 1954.09.24 – 1967.07.09)

Bishop Gregoriius Dabanly
(1861.04.26 – ?)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1861.04.26 – ?)

Fr. Joannes Zadighian
(1859.04.05 – 1860.04 not possessed)

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1859.04.05 – 1860.04 not possessed)

Fr. Pierre Tilkian (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1853.06.28 – 1858.09.17)

Fr. Joannes Derderian
(1850.04.30 – 1852 not possessed)

Ordained Priest:1810.02.14
Died:1852

Bishop of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) (1850.04.30 – 1852 not possessed)

Special Churches

Baghdad (←), East Europe (↑)

Statistics (2017.12.31)

Population: 150 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 1 parish

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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