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Aram I to visit Armenia
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/733834/aram-i-to-visit-armenia.html
15:20, 21 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS: His Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos
of Cilicia will visit Armenia on September 23. As Armenpress was
reported by the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, the visit aims at
participation at the meeting to be held on September 24 at the Holy
See of Mother Etchmiadzin.
Born in 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary, Antelias, Lebanon and
the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland. He received
his M.Div. from the Near East School of Theology, his S.T.M. jointly
from the American University of Beirut and Near East School of
Theology, and his PhD from Fordham University in New York. He also
holds several honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are
philosophy, systematic theology, and Near Eastern church history.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and
obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in
1970. In 1979, after serving for one year as Locum Tenens, he was
elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon; the
next year he received Episcopal ordination. In June 1995, His Holiness
was elected Catholicos (the Head of the Church) by the Electoral
Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy and 115
lay representatives), and was consecrated one week later.
Called to serve as Primate of the Armenian Community of Lebanon during
the Lebanese Civil War, His Holiness reorganized parishes and schools,
restructured and reactivated church-related institutions, and renewed
community leadership.
For many years His Holiness Catholicos Aram I has regularly lectured
on Armenological, theological, and ecumenical subjects at the Armenian
Seminary and Haigazian University in Beirut. He has also given
numerous public lectures in various universities, academic and
cultural centers, and at public events and international gatherings.
His Holiness was appointed in 1972 as the Catholicosate's
representative for ecumenical relations and he served in this position
until 1995. His Holiness has played a major role in the world-wide
ecumenical movement.
As a strong supporter of inter-religious relations, dialogue and
co-operation, His Holiness Aram I has played a significant part in
promoting common values, mutual understanding and peaceful
co-existence among religions.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/733834/aram-i-to-visit-armenia.html
15:20, 21 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS: His Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos
of Cilicia will visit Armenia on September 23. As Armenpress was
reported by the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, the visit aims at
participation at the meeting to be held on September 24 at the Holy
See of Mother Etchmiadzin.
Born in 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary, Antelias, Lebanon and
the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland. He received
his M.Div. from the Near East School of Theology, his S.T.M. jointly
from the American University of Beirut and Near East School of
Theology, and his PhD from Fordham University in New York. He also
holds several honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are
philosophy, systematic theology, and Near Eastern church history.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and
obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in
1970. In 1979, after serving for one year as Locum Tenens, he was
elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon; the
next year he received Episcopal ordination. In June 1995, His Holiness
was elected Catholicos (the Head of the Church) by the Electoral
Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy and 115
lay representatives), and was consecrated one week later.
Called to serve as Primate of the Armenian Community of Lebanon during
the Lebanese Civil War, His Holiness reorganized parishes and schools,
restructured and reactivated church-related institutions, and renewed
community leadership.
For many years His Holiness Catholicos Aram I has regularly lectured
on Armenological, theological, and ecumenical subjects at the Armenian
Seminary and Haigazian University in Beirut. He has also given
numerous public lectures in various universities, academic and
cultural centers, and at public events and international gatherings.
His Holiness was appointed in 1972 as the Catholicosate's
representative for ecumenical relations and he served in this position
until 1995. His Holiness has played a major role in the world-wide
ecumenical movement.
As a strong supporter of inter-religious relations, dialogue and
co-operation, His Holiness Aram I has played a significant part in
promoting common values, mutual understanding and peaceful
co-existence among religions.