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In 1968 he was ordained a celibate priest, being renamed Khajag. In 1981 Hagopian moved to New York; in 1983 he became the first parish priest of the newly established St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto. After his term at St Mary's he became a bishop in 1997, and later an archbishop and Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada. [3]
The Armenian Prelacy of Canada (Armenian: Գանատայի Հայոց Թեմ), is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church affiliated with the Holy See of Cilicia, formed in 2002. The prelacy building is located at 3401 Oliver Asselin in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As of 2016, the diocese has 7 churches under its jurisdictions.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church Lists of Armenian Churches cover Armenian Apostolic , Catholic or Evangelical church buildings in different countries. Armenia
Armenian Apostolic Church has two jurisdictions in North America: under the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin there are three dioceses, two in the United States (eastern and western), and one in Canada; [3] while under the Holy See of Cilicia there are also two dioceses in the United States (eastern and western), and one in Canada (see: Armenian ...
In 2024, the church had 600,000 members in North America and 10,000 members in South America; they also had 25,000 members in Europe. [ 63 ] Lebanon , home to a large and influential Armenian diaspora community with its own political parties, has more than 17 recognized Armenian Apostolic churches.
It was created by John Paul II on July 3, 1981, as the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada for the Armenians. [1] It was elevated to an eparchy on September 12, 2005. The seat of the eparchy is St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Glendale, California. [2]
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The two churches operate under the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States of America and Canada. [4] Up to 10,000 Catholic Armenians reside in Canada, with the largest community in Montreal. [43] [44] There are four Armenian Protestant churches in Canada, two in Montreal and one in Toronto and Cambridge.