Armenian Titular Episcopal See of

Marasc

Turkiye Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Armenian

Type: Titular Episcopal See Episcopal See

Name: Marasc (Italiano) / Germanicen(sis) (Latin) / Marascen(sis) (Latin)

History

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop:vacant

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Marasc (Armenian Rite)

Archbishop Avedis Arpiarian (later Patriarch)
(1911.08.27 – 1928.06.29)

Born:1856.04.13 (Eghin, Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:1884.03
Consecrated Bishop:1890.11.16
Died:1937.10.26 (Bzoummar, Lebanon † 81)

Bishop of Kharput of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1890.09.23 – 1898.04.05)

Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus of the Armenians (1898.04.05 – 1911.08.27)

Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1911.08.27 – 1928.06.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon) (1928.06.29 – 1931.10.17)

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1931.10.17] 1933.03.13 – 1937.10.26)

Bishop Jean Muradian
(1901.09.09 – 1905.08.07)

Born:1842.01.02 (Diarbekir, Iraq)
Consecrated Bishop:1901.11.21
Died:1911.07.11 († 69)

Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1901.09.09 – 1905.08.07)

Titular Bishop of Cisamus (1905.08.07 – 1911.07.11)

Archbishop Avedis Marcus Turkian
(1899.02.06 – 1899.02.06)

Born:1845.07.24 (Beit-Eddin, Lebanon)
Consecrated Bishop:1890.11.16
Died:1900.08.20 († 55)

Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1899.02.06 – 1899.02.06)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) (1899.02.06 – 1900.08.20)

Bishop Clément Mikaelian
(1877.08.14 – 1890?)

Born:1820.05.17 (Marasc, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1877.09.23
Died:1890? († 70)

Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1877.08.14 – 1890?)

Bishop Pierre Apelian
(1842.05.20 – 1875.09.02)

Born:1806.07.31 (Ankara, Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:1842.07.31
Died:1875.09.02 († 69)

Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1842.05.20 – 1875.09.02)

Former Titular Bishops

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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