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: info@armenianorthodoxchurch.org
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

BISHOPS TO BE ORDAINED IN ANTELIAS

Catholicos Aram I will ordain Bishops during a special ceremony in Saint
Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias on Sunday, April 20. V. Rev.
Fr. Norayr Ashekian and V. Rev. Fr. Shahe Panossian will be granted the
honor of this senior rank in the Armenian Church. They have both had a
valuable contribution to the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Presently they hold
important positions in the Catholicosate and its Seminary, bringing their
input to the Holy See’s ascendancy and mission.

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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.