"Hayk's Arrow" Armenian Strategic Center
Follow Armenian church institutions, their distinct jurisdictions and documented diaspora activity.
⛪ Diaspora
Totals across all countries
Counts refer to profiles and activity in this register. An undated directory listing does not confirm recent activity.
Profiles shown: 18 / 78
Tehran, Iran
Named ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Cilician institution’s own prelacies directory.
The existing Cilician jurisdiction link is retained. A March 2026 institutional report documents consultation with the Tehran prelacy; the Embassy separately lists local churches and explicit museum oversight. This does not verify every parish’s present service status.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Named ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Cilician institution’s own prelacies directory.
The existing Cilician link is retained. The Embassy links the official norjugha.ir site; the site identifies its owner as the Isfahan Diocesan Council and supplies dated 2025–26 own institutional reports. No claim is made that every directory church is currently active.
Tabriz, Iran
Named ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Cilician institution’s own prelacies directory.
The Iranian identity and Cilician link remain. A primary 2025 prelacy account and original 2026 pilgrimage reporting document activity. The Artaz review is attributed and does not certify every parish’s present services.
Tehran, Iran
Tehran parish with Easter worship documented by Associated Press on 5 April 2026.
The existing diocesan connection is retained; recent worship is independently documented.
Tehran, Iran
Tehran parish with a New Year ceremony photographed by Anadolu on 1 January 2026.
Existing diocesan connection retained. Anadolu supplies the dated photo caption; Reuters Connect distributes it without endorsing or verifying the supplied material.
Tehran, Iran
Church-linked museum explicitly described by the Embassy as overseen by the Tehran Diocesan Council.
Explicit council oversight supports the diocesan connection. The directory is undated; current opening hours, legal ownership and recent programs are not verified here.
Tabriz, Iran
Named local church in the official Atrpatakan diocesan directory.
The Embassy places the church in Atrpatakan’s Iranian network. Its undated description of functioning churches is not a fresh service-status check.
Tabriz, Iran
Named local church in the official Atrpatakan diocesan directory.
The Embassy’s diocesan connection remains. A June 2026 firsthand review describes an April service, but the original issue was not obtained. Activity status remains unverified; uninterrupted worship is not established.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Diocesan spiritual and cultural complex containing the St. Joseph of Arimathea cathedral.
The Embassy identifies the prelacy at Vank, and the own 2026 report records worship there. The monastery and its cathedral are one register profile here, avoiding duplicate institutions for alternate names.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Local church identified by the Prelacy’s directory and an actual October 2026 feast report.
Own diocesan directory and reporting support the church-network connection. The report calls it St. John the Forerunner; the directory uses St. John the Baptist.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Local historic church with its own institutional profile in the Isfahan Prelacy’s directory.
Own church-directory placement supports the diocesan network. Historical architectural description is not proof of a current worship schedule, recent service or legal property title.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Local historic church with its own institutional profile in the Isfahan Prelacy’s directory.
Own church-directory placement supports the diocesan network. Historical architectural description is not proof of a current worship schedule, recent service or legal property title.
New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Local church with an own diocesan profile and a completed two-day feast documented in September 2025.
The own directory and feast report identify a diocesan church. Historical traditions in the profile are not promoted to independently verified historical findings.
Shahinshahr, Isfahan Province, Iran
Church identified in the Isfahan Prelacy’s own report of a September 2026 liturgy and prayer for Armenia.
An own diocesan report identifies its church and clergy participation. This supports a documented diocesan network connection, not a land-ownership claim.
Iran; ecclesiastical title Ispahan
Armenian Catholic eparchy named in the Holy See’s February 2026 resignation and apostolic-administration notice.
Distinct from the Apostolic Isfahan prelacy. The Vatican records an Armenian Catholic patriarchal Synod decision and the Pope’s administrator appointment; this documents a governing connection without claiming an exclusive command chain.
Vahideh, Tehran, Iran
Tehran parish with a New Year service reported by Iran Press on 1 January 2026.
The Embassy lists it among Tehran diocesan churches. A dated Iran Press report establishes recent worship, without establishing property ownership.
Chaldoran / Maku area, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Armenian monastery documented by UNESCO and the Embassy’s Atrpatakan directory.
The Embassy identifies the diocesan connection; UNESCO verifies the site and Mehr reports a 2026 ceremony. This establishes neither exclusive property ownership nor daily access.
Darashamb / Jolfa, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Armenian monastery near Jolfa in the Atrpatakan directory and UNESCO monastic ensemble.
The directory supports the connection. A 2026 review describes a March diocesan visit, but its underlying issue was not retrieved; current local services remain unverified.
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Records distinguish event dates from publication dates. Statements and publication topics are attributed to their source; an announcement does not confirm completion.
The Prelacy’s own report dates the cathedral liturgy to the evening of 19 October, followed by a water blessing and requiem. Publication was 21 October.
The Prelacy’s Public Relations office dates the event to 12 October, jointly organized by its Representative Assembly bureau and Diocesan Council. Only institutional bodies are recorded.
The own church report explicitly dates the liturgy at St. John the Forerunner to the morning of 10 October. Only the institutional service is recorded.
The Prelacy reports a prayer for the Republic and flag blessing during the 27 September Sunday liturgy. The record distinguishes that event from its 30 September publication.
Mehr reports the Badarak ceremony and a stone-museum inauguration with Atrpatakan church participation. The museum is described as a provincial heritage initiative. The entry uses publication date and does not infer church ownership of the museum.
The reviewer describes a 24 April St. Sarkis service and a 21 March St. Stepanos visit from the diocesan March–April 2026 issues. The originals were not retrieved; this records the attributed review, not independent event verification.
AP's on-location report confirms Easter worship at St. Sarkis Cathedral on 5 April 2026.
Cilicia’s account, republished by MECC, documents separate 13 March calls with Tehran, New Julfa and UAE/Qatar representatives. This is remote institutional contact, not a local parish service.
The church release, republished by MECC, reports March 3–4 consultations with Iran, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Cyprus representatives. It establishes regional contact, not additional parishes.
The bulletin states that the Armenian Catholic patriarchal Synod accepted the bishop’s resignation and the Pope appointed an apostolic administrator sede vacante. The record uses the notice’s publication day.
Anadolu's dated photo caption documents a New Year ceremony at Holy Mary Armenian Church in Tehran on 1 January 2026.
Iran Press reports that Targmanchats Church in Tehran held a special service as 1 January 2026 began.
Selected Apostolic, Catholic and Evangelical institutions and dated 2025–26 activity across countries. Parish and country coverage remain incomplete. Undated listings do not establish recent activity; a host venue, communion or council membership alone does not establish an administrative parent.