PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS BEATITUDE IGNATIUS YUSSEF III YUNAN
OF THE SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH PERSONALLY GREETS ARAM I
On Tuesday 14 April 2009, Syriac Patriarch Ignatius Yussef III Yunan,
accompanied by a few of his bishops, visited His Holiness Aram I. The
purpose of the visit was to convey personally the joy of the Resurrection of
Christ. The two church leaders discussed the relationship between their two
churches that goes far back to the Armenian Kingdom (now Turkey), since the
11th century; and certain ecumenical issues arising from the situation in
the region.
Bishop Nareg Alemezian, the Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate, was
also present at the meeting.
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Photos:
http://www.armenianorthodoxch urch.org/v04/doc/English/visitscatheng.htm#2
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T he 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.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.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.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS BEATITUDE IGNATIUS YUSSEF III YUNAN
OF THE SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH PERSONALLY GREETS ARAM I
On Tuesday 14 April 2009, Syriac Patriarch Ignatius Yussef III Yunan,
accompanied by a few of his bishops, visited His Holiness Aram I. The
purpose of the visit was to convey personally the joy of the Resurrection of
Christ. The two church leaders discussed the relationship between their two
churches that goes far back to the Armenian Kingdom (now Turkey), since the
11th century; and certain ecumenical issues arising from the situation in
the region.
Bishop Nareg Alemezian, the Ecumenical Officer of the Catholicosate, was
also present at the meeting.
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Photos:
http://www.armenianorthodoxch urch.org/v04/doc/English/visitscatheng.htm#2
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T he 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.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/ The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.