Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris

The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris is an eparchy 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.
It is immediately subject to the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia 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.

History

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 of the Holy Cross of Paris. Since then, the office of Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenian Catholics is vested in the Parisian see.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 30,000 Armenian Catholics in 6 parishes with 7 priests and 8 lay religious.

Episcopal ordinaries

; Apostolic Vicars of France

Garabed Amadouni, Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro
Grégoire Ghabroyan, Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar , Titular Bishop of Amida of the Armenians

;Eparchs of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris

Grégoire Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B., Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenians ; later Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians , elected Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians, President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church ; born 1934.11.15 in Syria, ordained Priest 1959.03.28, consecrated Bishop 1977.02.13
Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenians ; previously Titular Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians as Bishop of Curia of Cilician patriarchate the Armenians ; born 1941.05.06 in Syria, ordained Priest 1965.12.24, consecrated Bishop 2001.03.25.