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
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I IS ELECTED AS ONE OF THE NEW PRESIDENTS
OF THE MIDDLE EAST COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

The General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) convened
in Cyprus elected His Holiness Aram I as its one of the new presidents.

The Council groups the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and other
churches in the Middle East.

During the past 15 years, the Catholicos has given up his turn to be elected
as President of MECC in favor of the Spiritual Heads of the Coptic Orthodox
and Syrian Orthodox Churches, Patriarchs Shnouda III and Zakka Iwas I
respectively, given his busy agenda as Moderator of the World Council of
Churches.

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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.