The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians , Holy Cross of Paris of the Armenians or France of the Armenians ) is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) for the faithful in France of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris, which uses the Armenian Rite in Armenian, in full communion with the universal Pope of Rome.
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris | |
Country: | France |
Denomination: | Armenian Catholic |
Rite: | Armenian |
Established: | 30 June 1986 |
Language: | Armenian |
Bishop: | Elie Yeghiayan |
Cathedral: | Cathédrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Arméniens |
It is immediately subject to the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia (not part of any ecclesiastical province) and depends directly on the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
It has its Cathedral episcopal see, Cathédrale Sainte-Croix-de-Paris dedicated to the Holy Cross, in Paris, national capital of France.
Established on 1960.07.22 as Armenian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of France, on territory previously not served by the particular church.
Promoted on 1986.06.30 as Eparchy (Diocese) of the Holy Cross of Paris (French Sainte-Croix-de-Paris). Since then, the office of Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenian Catholics (for countries without proper Armenian jurisdictions) is vested in the Parisian see.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 30,000 Armenian Catholics in 6 parishes with 7 priests (1 diocesan, 6 religious) and 8 lay religious (6 brothers, 2 sisters).[1]