Armenian Titular Episcopal See of

Melitene

Turkiye Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Armenian

Type: Titular Episcopal See Episcopal See

Name: Melitene (latine) / Melitene (Italiano) / Malatia / Meliten(sis) Armenorum (Latin)

Location: Malatya, pr. Armenia II, Turkiye

History

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop:vacant

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Melitene (Armenian Rite)

Bishop Michele Kaciadurian
(1899.02.06 – 1915.08)

Born:1845.02.19 (Mezré, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1899.05.14
Died:1915.08 († 70)

Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1899.02.06 – 1915.08)

Bishop Leone Korkoruni
(1861 – 1897.08.15)

Born:1822.06.20 (Piredede, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1861.04.07
Died:1897.08.15 († 75)

Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1861 – 1897.08.15)

Former Titular Bishops

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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