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:

HISTORICAL DAYS IN ANTELIAS

The Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias and its Spiritual Head, His
Holiness Aram I are lined up for historical days in the coming few days.
Over the next ten days, the Pontiff will preside over a series of events in
Antelias: celebration of the Catholicosate’s Pilgrimage Day with a
procession of the Holy "Right-Hand" relics, a meeting of the Cilician
Brotherhood members, placement of St. Gregory the Illuminator’s relics in
the Mother Cathedral in Antelias, full sessions of the Executive Central
Committee, meetings with Primates of different dioceses, representatives
from the national councils and Religious and Political Assemblies.

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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 history and
the mission 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.