PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: info@ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org
Web:

PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

ALECCO AND ANI BEZIKIAN FUND
FOR THE SEMINARY OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA

In response to the desire of His Holiness Aram I, Alecco and Ani Bezikian
established a fund for the Seminary. The annual interest from the capital of
one million United States dollars will be allocated to the Seminary.

In his letter of acknowledgement His Holiness Aram I wrote: "Although you
left Lebanon years ago, you remained loyal to the Catholicosate and its
vocation to prepare spiritual and community leaders. The revenue of the new
Fund will strengthen the commitment of the Catholicosate to invest in human
resource development and prepare young clergy and educators to serve the
Armenian Diaspora communities.

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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.