Diocese of Tavush (Armenian: Տավուշի թեմ T'avushi t'em) is one of the newest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Tavush ProvinceofArmenia. The diocesan headquarters are located in the town of Ijevan. The seat of the bishop is the Surp Nerses Cathedral of Ijevan which was consecrated in 1998.[1]
Diocese of Tavush
Տավուշի թեմ
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| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Territory | Tavush Province |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2011) ~130,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian Rite |
| Established | 10 December 2010 |
| Cathedral | Surp Nerses Cathedral, Ijevan |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Karekin II |
| Primate | Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan |
| Website | |
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The diocese was established in 2010, when it was separated from the Diocese of Gougark.[2] The prelacy building is located on the Yerevanian Street in the town of Ijevan, on the left bank of Aghstev river.
The primate of the diocese is bishop Bagrat Galstanyan who is in service since June 2015. The diocese has 3 priests who serve the area serving the 31 acting places of worship within the Tavush Province.[3]
The diocese has the following departments:[4]
As of 2016, the diocese has 17 churches, 3 monasteries and 9 chapels acting under its jurisdiction.[5]
This is an incomplete list of inactive or ruined churches and monasteries in the territory regulated by the Diocese of Tavush:
