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: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
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THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF THE PRELATE OF ADERBADAGAN LATE BISHOP NSHAN
The funeral of the deceased Bishop Nshan Topouzian was held at Saint Sarkis
church in Tabriz. Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian the Prelate of Tehran
presided over the Holy liturgy and officiated the funeral service. Bishop
Papken Charian, Prelate of Isfahan, and clergy arriving from Lebanon
assisted the celebrant.
Following the liturgy, the body was taken to the historical cemetery in
Tabriz in procession lead by the scouts, representatives of Diocesan
Committees, and thousands of Armenian faithful who had come from the region
to put to rest their young spiritual leader.
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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.