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:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: nian.htm
A DELEGATION FROM THE CHURCH OF IRELAND VISITS ANTELIAS
A delegation from the Church of Ireland headed by Reverend Sheila Kesting,
arrived in the Antelias headquarters of the Catholicosate of Cilicia
yesterday for a visit aimed at learning more about the situation in Lebanon
and its Christian communities in particular.
The Catholicosate’s Ecumenical Officer, Bishop Nareg Alemezian, welcomed the
delegation on behalf of His Holiness Aram I. Bishop Alemezian explained in
great detail the life and mission of the Armenian Church, focusing on the
various fields of activity of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. He also spoke
about the Catholicosate’s contribution to the inter-church and interfaith
spheres.
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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.