Armenian Titular Archiepiscopal See of

Mardin

Turkiye Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Armenian

Type: Titular Archiepiscopal See Archiepiscopal See

Name: Mardin (Italiano) / Mardinen(sis) Armenorum (Latin)

History

Titular Archbishop

Titular Archbishop:vacant

Past Ordinaries

Archbishops of Mardin (Armenian Rite)

Archbishop Nersès Tayroyan
(1940.05.03 – 1954.06.29)

Born:1895.03.21 (Mardin, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1919.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1940.10.27
Died:1986.08.04 († 91)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1940.05.03 – 1954.06.29)

Archbishop of Baghdad of the Armenians (Iraq) (1954.06.29 – 1972.10.01)

Titular Archbishop of Melitene of the Armenians (1972.10.01 – 1986.08.04)

Archbishop Louis Batanian (later Patriarch)
(1933.08.05 – 1940.05.03)

Born:1899.02.15 (Mardin, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1921.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1933.10.29
Died:1979.10.09 (Bzommar, Lebanon † 80)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1933.08.05 – 1940.05.03)

Titular Archbishop of Gabula (1940.08.10 – 1952.12.06)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) (1952.12.06 – 1959.04.24)

Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia (1959.04.24 – 1962.09.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1959.04.24 – 1962.09.04)

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1962.09.04] 1962.11.15 – 1976.04.22)

President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church (1969 – 1976.04.22)

Archbishop Jacques Nessimian
(1928.07.01 – 1933.08.05)

Born:1876.01.22 (Mardin, Iraq)
Ordained Priest:1901.02.24
Consecrated Bishop:1929.02.03
Died:1960.07.02 († 84)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) ([1928.06.29] 1928.07.01 – 1933.08.05)

Archbishop-Bishop of Iskanderiya of the Armenians (Egypt) (1933.08.05 – 1960.07.02)

Saint Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan
(1911 – 1915.06.11)

Born:1869.04.19 (Mardin, Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:1896.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:1911.10.22
Died:1915.06.11 🩸 (Mardin, Turkiye † 46)
Beatified:2001.10.07
Canonised:2025.10.19
Feast:06.11

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1911 – 1915.06.11)

Archbishop. Martyr.

Archbishop Ghulian Hussig
(1902.03.21 – 1911.10)

Born:1840.05.05 (Mardin, Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:1866.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:1902.07.06
Died:1922.02.18 († 81)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1902.03.21 – 1911.10)

Archbishop Melchiorre Nazarian
(1864 – 1900.11.11)

Born:1830.10.08 (Mardin, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1864.05.15
Died:1900.11.11 (Mardin, Turkiye † 70)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1864 – 1900.11.11)

Archbishop Gabriele Chachathian
(1855.05.02 – 1863.01.01)

Born:1811 (Aleppo, Syria)
Consecrated Bishop:1855.05.13
Died:1863.01.01 († 51)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1855.05.02 – 1863.01.01)

Archbishop Joseph Ferrabian, I.C.P.B.
(1838.06.29 – 1854.09.07)

Born:1786 (Aleppo, Syria)
Consecrated Bishop:1838.07.15
Died:1854.09.07 (Aleppo, Syria † 67)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1838.06.29 – 1854.09.07)

Archbishop Abraham Kandilian
(1836.11.27 – 1838.01.28)

Born:1767 (Alaschguèrde, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1820.07.02
Died:1838.01.28 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Doliche (1817.12.05 – 1836.11.27)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1817.12.05 – 1836.11.27)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1836.11.27 – 1838.01.28)

Archbishop Joachim Tasbasian
(1788.09.23 – 1836.11.27)

Born:1753.09.08 (Mardin, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1789.09.14
Died:1836.11.27 (Mardin, Turkiye † 83)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1788.09.23 – 1836.11.27)

Archbishop Pierre Eliazarian
(1775.05.15 – 1787.07.11)

Born:1729
Consecrated Bishop:1775.11.26
Died:1787.07.11 († 57)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1775.05.15 – 1787.07.11)

Archbishop Joseph Balithian
(1772.11.14 – 1773.08.01)

Born:1725 (Aleppo, Syria)
Consecrated Bishop:1772.12?
Died:1773.08.01 (Kerkuk, Iraq † 47)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1772.11.14 – 1773.08.01)

Archbishop Jean Tasbasian
(1768.04.30 – 1771)

Born:1717 (Mardin, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1768.09.04
Died:1773.04.03 (Roma, Italy † 55)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1768.04.30 – 1771)

Archbishop Melkon Markar Tahmanian
(1740.01.23 – 1767)

Died:1767

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1740.01.23 – 1767)

Archbishop Mardiros Markar Tahmanian
(1722.08.21 – 1737)

Died:1737

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1722.08.21 – 1737)

Archbishop Melchior Tasbasian
(1708 – 1716?)

Born:1654
Ordained Priest:1687
Consecrated Bishop:1708
Died:1716? († 62)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1708 – 1716?)

Former Prelates

Former Titular Bishops

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