Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris
Sanctae Crucis Lutetiae Parisiorum
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Armenian Catholic Church · Sainte-Croix-de-Paris, France
The Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris is the Armenian Catholic eparchy for the Armenian rite faithful of France, erected as an exarchate on 22 July 1960 and elevated to an eparchy on 30 June 1986; it is immediately subject to the Holy See. Its cathedral is the Cathedrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Armeniens.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1960
- Latin
- Sanctae Crucis Lutetiae Parisiorum
- Annuario code
- 001002808
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 40,000
- Priests
- 9
- Catholics per priest
- 4,444
- Extent
- 632,834 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Elie Yeghiayan
- Born
- 29 May 1950
- Birthplace
- Alep
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Armeniens stands in Sainte-Croix-de-Paris, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
For the faithful of the Armenian Catholic Church in France there exists the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (also known as Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians, Holy Cross of Paris of the Armenians, or France of the Armenians), an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of that sui iuris church. It celebrates the Armenian Rite in Armenian and stands in full communion with the universal Pope of Rome.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.