Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul

Church in Istanbul, Turkey

Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral
Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise

Location	Istanbul
Country	Turkey
Denomination	Catholic Church (Greek Byzantine Catholic Church)

Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral in Istanbul (Turkish: Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise), also called Holy Trinity Rum Catholic Church, is the cathedral of the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on Hamalbaşı Caddesi in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul and is currently used as a church for the local Chaldean Catholic community.

The Greek Byzantine Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite in full communion with the Pope in Rome. The cathedral is one of 3 Catholic cathedrals in the city, the others being St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral of the Armenian rite and the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit of the Latin rite.

It is the main church of the Greek Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul (Exarchatus Apostolicus Constantinopolitanus) which was created in 1911 with parts of the territory of the Ottoman Empire and since 2016 has been administered by an apostolic administrator. According to the 2017 Annuario Pontificio, it was the sole parish of the exarchate and has 16 parishioners. The cathedral facilities are being used by Chaldean Catholic refugees from the Eparchy of Diyarbekir.

External links

Unofficial home page of The Society of St. John Chrysostom of Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise (archived)
Ayatriada Rum Katoliki Kilise

Greek Byzantine Catholic Church

Greek Catholic Church

Rite

Byzantine Rite

Exarchates

Cathedrals

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Athens
Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul

Churches

Pammakaristos Theotokos Monastery, Athens
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Church, Giannitsa
Pammakaristou Theotokou Monastery, Kifissia
Chapel of the Nativity of Mary, Nea Makri
Three Bells of Fira, Santorini
Chapel of the Nativity, Syros

Apostolic Exarchs

Greece	George Calavassy Hyakinthos Gad Anargyros Printezis Dimitri Salachas Manuel Nin
Istanbul	Isaias Papadopoulos George Calavassy Dionisio Leonida Varouhas

See also

Catholicism portal

v t e Catholic Church in Turkey
Episcopal Conference of Turkey
Active dioceses	Latin: Archdiocese of Izmir Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul Armenian: Archeparchy of Istanbul Chaldean: Archeparchy of Diarbekir Byzantine: Patriarchal Exarchate of Istanbul (Melkite Church) Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul (Greek Church) Syriac: Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey
Cathedrals	Latin: St. John's Cathedral, Izmir Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Mersin Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Istanbul Armenian: St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral, Istanbul Greek Byzantine: Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul Chaldean: St. Mary's Cathedral, Diyarbakır
Churches	Latin: St. Anthony of Padua Basilica, Istanbul Saint Paul Church, Adana St. Térèse Church, Ankara Church of Saint Benoit, Istanbul Church of St. Mary Draperis, Istanbul Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Bornova Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Konak Saint Polycarp Church, Izmir St. Helena Church, Karşıyaka House of the Virgin Mary Armenian: Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Catholic Church Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey Holy See–Turkey relations
Popes from Anatolia	Pope John VI Pope Conon
See also	Polonezköy Pangaltı Catholic Cemetery Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace
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