Armenia Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Armenia, go to the Religious Records page.

Historical Background
Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, an event traditionally dated to AD 301. The predominant religion in Armenia is Christianity. The roots of the Armenian Church go back to the 1st century. According to tradition, the Armenian Church was founded by two of Jesus' twelve apostles – Thaddaeus and Bartholomew – who preached Christianity in Armenia between AD 40–60. Because of these two founding apostles, the official name of the Armenian Church is Armenian Apostolic Church.

Based on information from the 2011 census, more than 95% of the population of Armenia belonged to the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Catholics also exist in Armenia, both Latin rite and Armenian rite Catholics.

Armenia is home to a Russian community of Molokans which practice a form of Spiritual Christianity.

How to Find Records
For religious records made before 1917 (during the Russian Empire era) please see the Ėrivan Gubernia Religious Records page.

Today the Armenian Apostolic Church in Armenia is split into several diocese. A list of the current diocese and their contact informaiton can be found here.