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Diocese Of Kharput
The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Kharput was a modern eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) and remains a titular see of the Armenian Catholic Church (''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language). History It was created on 1 May 1850, on territory in Turkey previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church. Its seat was in the Turkish town of Elazığ and was suppressed in 1972. Episcopal Ordinaries (all Armenian Rite) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Kharput'' * Avedis Arpiarian (1890.09.23 – 1898.04.05), later Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus of the Armenians (1898.04.05 – 1911.08.27), Eparch (Bishop) of Marasc of the Armenians (1911.08.27 – 1928.06.29), Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1928.06.29 – 1931.10.17), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ( 931.10.171933.03.13 – 1937.10.26) * Stefano Israelian (1899.02.06 – death 1915) Titular see It is now a titular see A titular see in various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharput
Harpoot () or Kharberd () is an ancient town located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. It now forms a small district of the city of Elazığ. p. 1. In the late Ottoman period, it fell under the Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet (also known as the Harput Vilayet). Artifacts from around 2000 BC have been found in the area. The town is famous for its Harput Castle, and incorporates a museum, old mosques, a church, and the Buzluk (Ice) Cave. Harput is about from Istanbul. Harput was a largely Armenian populated region in medieval times and had a significant Armenian population until the Armenian genocide. By the 20th century, Harput had been absorbed into Mezre (renamed Elazığ in 1937), a town on the plain below Harput that significantly grew in size in the 19th century. Name Kharberd was first interpreted as consisting of the Armenian words ''kʻar'' ("rock") and ''berd'' ("castle, fortress"), as if meaning "a fortress surrounded by rock faces." Others have connected the name with a H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
