Diocese of Vayots Dzor
Diocese of Vayots Dzor (Armenian: Վայոց Ձորի թեմ Vayots Dzori t'em), is one of the newest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The diocesan headquarters are located in the town of Yeghegnadzor. The seat of the bishop is the 12th-century Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Yeghegnadzor.
Diocese of Vayots Dzor Վայոց Ձորի թեմ | |
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Holy Mother of God Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Territory | Vayots Dzor Province |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2011) ~50,000 |
| Churches | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian Rite |
| Established | 10 December 2010 |
| Cathedral | Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Yeghegnadzor |
| Secular priests | 6 |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Karekin II |
| Primate | Archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan |
| Website | |
| Official web | |
The diocese was established in 2010, when it was separated from the Diocese of Syunik. The prelacy building is located on the Grigor Narekatsi Street in the town of Yeghagndzor.
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