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: cathcil@cathcil.org
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

THE CATHOLICOSATE PARTICIPATES IN THE MEETING OF THE MECC INTER-CHURCH
NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF

The Central Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches’ (MECC)
Inter-Church Network for Development and Relief in Lebanon held its first
meeting in the MECC headquarters in Beirut on April 19 and elected the
representative of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, Dr. Jean Salmanian, as its
chairman for the next four years.

The central committee is composed of representatives of MECC member
churches. Four regional committees in Lebanon (Beirut-Mount Lebanon,
Tripoli, Saidon and Bekaa) are subject to the central committee.

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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.