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
Watch our latest videos on YouTube here:
THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HEADS OF
ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES MEETS IN CAIRO
On Monday 4 July 2011, the Members of the Standing Committee met in Cairo.
The Committee was established in 1998, upon the decision of His Holiness
Pope Shenouda III Coptic Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatus Zakka I Iwas
Syrian Orthodox Church, and His Holiness Aram I Armenian Orthodox Church,
Catholicosate of Cilicia.
The members of the Committee, Anba Bishoy, Coptic Orthodox Church,
Metropolitan George Saliba and Archbishop Nais, Syrian Orthodox Church,
Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, met with His
Holiness Pople Shenouda III, before beginning their meetings. The agenda of
the Standing Committee included: assessment of the Bilateral Theological
Dialogues; relations with the World Council of Churches and the Middle East
Council of Churches and participation in these bodies; strengthening
cooperation and coordination of activities between the three sister
churches.
In its final statement the Standing Committee reaffirmed the unity of the
faith that exists between them; recommitted them to face together challenges
and developments in the Middle East; and reconfirmed their attachment to
their ancient orthodox roots in the Region.
##
Photos:
*****
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.