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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.cathcil.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONGRATULATES
THE NEW SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE DRUZE
His Holiness Aram I appointed a special delegation headed by the
Primate of the Diocese of Lebanon, Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, to
congratulate the new spiritual leader of the Lebanese Druze community.
The delegation, including V. Rev. Fr. Norayr Ashekian, Rev. Fr. Torkom
Donoyan and Dr. Jean Salmanian, visited the Druze headquarters in
Beirut on November 9. The delegates conveyed His Holiness Aram I's
congratulation to the newly elected leader of the Druze community,
Judge Sheikh Naim Hassan and his wishes for brotherly love and
cooperation between the different communities in Lebanon.
The two sides discussed the relationship between the Armenian and
Druze communities. Both Sheikh Naim Hassan and the Armenian Primate
stressed the importance of going beyond coexistence to cooperation.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
Ecumenical activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.cathcil.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONGRATULATES
THE NEW SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE DRUZE
His Holiness Aram I appointed a special delegation headed by the
Primate of the Diocese of Lebanon, Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, to
congratulate the new spiritual leader of the Lebanese Druze community.
The delegation, including V. Rev. Fr. Norayr Ashekian, Rev. Fr. Torkom
Donoyan and Dr. Jean Salmanian, visited the Druze headquarters in
Beirut on November 9. The delegates conveyed His Holiness Aram I's
congratulation to the newly elected leader of the Druze community,
Judge Sheikh Naim Hassan and his wishes for brotherly love and
cooperation between the different communities in Lebanon.
The two sides discussed the relationship between the Armenian and
Druze communities. Both Sheikh Naim Hassan and the Armenian Primate
stressed the importance of going beyond coexistence to cooperation.
##
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
Ecumenical activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.