• Source: Diocese of Aragatsotn

Diocese of Aragatsotn (Armenian: Արագածոտնի թեմ Aragatsotni t'em), is a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church covering the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The name is derived from the historic Aragatsotn canton of Ayrarat province of Kingdom of Armenia.
The diocese was officially founded on May 30, 1996, by Catholicos Karekin I. The diocesan headquarters are located in the provincial capital Ashtarak, while the cathedral of the diocese is the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in the nearby village of Oshakan. Bishop Mkrtich Broshyan is currently the primate of the diocese, serving since 2009.




History



Historically, the territory of modern-day Aragatsotn has been regulated by the Araratian Pontifical Diocese and the Diocese of Shirak. The towns of Ashtarak and Aparan along with their villages were under the jurisdiction of the Araratian diocese, while the town of Talin and the surrounding areas were under the jurisdiction of Shirak diocese.
After the independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia has been divided into provinces based on the territorial administration reform of 1995. During the following year, the Diocese of Aragatsotn was officially founded upon a kontakion issued by Catholicos Karekin I on May 30, 1996. The Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan has served as the seat of the diocese since the formation of the diocese.
Currently, the Aragatsotn diocese has 29 churches and 9 chapels under its jurisdiction.




Primates


Bishop Navasard Kchoyan 1996-1999
Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan 1999-2002
Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan 2002-2003
Archimendrite Torgom Tonikyan 2003-2007
Archimendrite Grigor Khachatryan 2007-2009
Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan 2009-present




Active churches


Here is the list of churches, monasteries and chapels functioning under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, along with their location and year of consecration:




= Churches

=









































































= Monasteries

=
Hovhannavank Monastery, Ohanavan, 1216
Saghmosavank Monastery, Saghmosavan, 1221
Tegher Monastery near Tegher, 13th century
Saint Gevork Monastery, Mughni, 14th century





















= Chapels

=
Tukh Manuk Shrine, Oshakan, 12-13th centuries
Tukh Manuk Chapel, Mastara, 13th century
Saint Gregory Chapel, Oshakan, 13th century
Saint Thaddeus Chapel, Oshakan, 13th century
Kiraknamut Chapel, Antarut, 13th century
Saint Gregory Chapel, Mastara, 17th century
Surp Narek Chapel, Chknagh, 1830s, rebuilt in 2003
Chapel of Virgin Sandukht, Talin, 19th century
Surp Minas Chapel, Mastara, 19th century
Chapel of Saints Mary and Elisabeth, Arayi, 2002
Holy Mother of God Chapel, Yernjatap, 2007
Holy Mother of God Chapel, Agarak, 2008
Holy Trinity Altar of Hope, Aparan, 2012









































Inactive/ruined churches and monasteries


This is an incomplete list of inactive or ruined churches and monasteries in the territory regulated by the Diocese of Aragatsotn:





















































































































References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Keuskupan Aragatsotn
• Diocese of Aragatsotn
• Aragatsotn Province
• Ashtarak
• Bagrat Galstanyan
• Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church
• Oshakan
• Aparan
• Hovhannavank
• Armenian Apostolic Church
• Amatuni