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Catholicosate of Cilicia
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His Holiness Aram I and Archbishop Hammar
Emphasize the Importance of Ecumenical Collaboration
Antelias, Lebanon – His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great
House of Cilicia, who was the official guest of the Church of Sweden,
had several meetings with various leaders of the Church of Sweden,
including diocesan archbishops.
Included in the high-level meetings and consultations was a
meeting with the head of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, Archbishop
K. G. Hammar. The two church leaders emphasized the current importance
of the Ecumenical Movement and inter-church dialogue.
The Catholicos also spoke candidly and in detail about the Armenian
Genocide and the rights of the Armenian people. The two church leaders
have been friends for many years and five years ago Archbishop Hammar
visited Antelias, the seat of the Cilician See.
During his visit to Sweden, His Holiness had meetings with leaders of
other church denominations, as well as with leaders of the European
Conference of churches.
In spite of his extensive and busy schedule, His Holiness granted
interviews to the media. He spoke about Christian-Moslem dialogue,
the situation in the Middle East, the Armenian Genocide, and the
Ecumenical Movement.
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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, The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.