Antelias: Dioceses of The Catholicosate of Cilicia Support Lebanon

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: [email protected]
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

THE DIOCESES OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA SUPPORT LEBANON

In light of the war situation in Lebanon, His Holiness Aram I issued a
pontifical circular to all the dioceses of the Catholicosate of Cilicia,
asking them to support Lebanon through the Lebanese embassies in their
respective countries and the local leaders of Lebanese Christian and Muslim
communities.

All the dioceses expressed support for Lebanon, calling for an immediate and
full ceasefire and participating in the humanitarian aid efforts through the
Lebanese embassies in their countries, where special committees have been
formed for the provision of medicine, food, clothes and other essential
material to Lebanon.

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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 dioceses of
the 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.

http://www.cathcil.org/
http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm
http://www.cathcil.org/