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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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Armenian version: nian.htm

THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA PARTICIPATES IN THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
AND CHURCH FAMILIES MEETING

Ecumenical Affairs Officer of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, Bishop Nareg
Alemezian, chaired the second meeting of the Consultative Committee of the
World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Secretaries of Church Families
convened on May 13-15 in Geneva.

Representatives from the Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican,
Lutheran, Reformed, Methodist and Churches and other families from the
Protestant Church participated in the meeting.

In his opening remarks Bishop Nareg emphasized the uniqueness of the
gathering as a meeting place for regional and international ecumenical
relations. He stressed the need for cooperation and united approaches
towards issues of concern to all churches.

The following items were discussed during the meeting: The Ecumenical
Movement in the 21st century, inter-faith relations and Christian-Muslim
Dialogue, Theological dialogues, inter-church conferences in 2010 and 2015,
the participation of families of churches in WCC projects.

The participants decided to hold the committee’s next meeting in Geneva in
2009.

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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.