Catholicosate Of All Armenians
| Catholicosate of All Armenians | |
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| Founder (s) | Thaddeus and Bartholomew |
| Church | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Current primate | Garguine II |
| Headquarters | Etchmiadzin |
| Primary territory | Armenia |
| Territorial Expansion | Armenian Diaspora |
| Rite | Armenian |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Classical Armenian |
| Calendar | Julien |
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The Catholicosate of All Armenians is the main court of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The head of the Church carries the title of Patriarch and Supreme Catholicos of All Armenians, with residence in Echmiadzin in Armenia (incumbent: His Holiness Garguine II since 1999).
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The Catholicosate of Armenia is in theory the jurisdiction of the oldest in Christendom, founded in 314 by Gregory the Illuminator I. (about 240 to about 326).
Organization
Catholicos
The primate has the title of Servant of Jesus Christ, and God's mercy and will of the people, Supreme Archbishop and Catholicos of All Armenians, Supreme Patriarch of the Most Eminent Headquarters Apostolic Church, Mother of Ararat Cathedral of the Holy Etchmiadzin in abbreviated Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians.
Until the break with the Church of Georgia in the sixth century and the disappearance of the Church of Aghbanie ( Aghbanie / Caucasian Albania ) in 1815 , the Armenian Catholicos enjoyed a primacy of honor in relation to Catholicos to lead those churches.
He now enjoys a primacy of honor from the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. The patriarchs of Constantinople and Jerusalem are under its control and can not devote neither bishops nor the holy chrism.
He was elected by an assembly consisting of clergy and laity.
See catholicossal
The residence of the head is attached to catholicossal Etchmiadzin since 1441. Before that date, the location of the seat has often changed according to political or religious events:
- 301 - 484 / 485 : Etchmiadzin
- 484 / 485 - 927 : Dvin
- 927 - 947 : Aghtamar
- Nine hundred forty-seven - 1 001 : Argina
- 1 001 - 1 051 : Ani
- 1,051 - one thousand and sixty-two : Redfish (current city of Sivas )
- In 1062 - 1065 : Thawblour
- 1,066 - 1 090 : Zamendaw-Sew-Ler
- 1090 - 1116 : Monastery of Karma (Kesun)
- 1116 - one thousand one hundred and forty-nine : Tsovk
- 1 149 - one thousand two hundred and ninety-two : Hromgla
- 1,293 - 1,441 : Sis (now city of Kozan )
- Since 1441 : Etchmiadzin
Situation in 1914
Current Status
The Catholicosate of All Armenians is divided into several dioceses, both in Armenia and in the rest of the world, where is installed and organized the Armenian diaspora.
- Armenia
- Ararat Diocese catholicossal
- Diocese of Aragatsotn
- Diocese of Armavir
- Diocese of Artsakh
- Diocese of Gegharkouniatz
- Diocese of Gougark
- Diocese of Kotayk
- Diocese of Shirak
- Diocese of Siunik
- Africa
- North America
- Diocese of Canada
- Diocese of the Eastern United States
- Diocese of Western United States
- South America
- Asia
- Europe
- Diocese of Germany
- Diocese of England
- Diocese of Austria
- Diocese of Belgium
- Diocese of Bulgaria
- Diocese of Georgia
- Diocese of Greece
- Diocese in Italy
- Diocese of Lyon
- Diocese of Paris
- Diocese of Marseille
- Diocese of Moscow
- Diocese of the Netherlands
- Diocese of Romania
- Diocese of Southern Russia
- Diocese of Switzerland
- Diocese of Ukraine
- Oceania
- Diocese of Australia
See also
Related articles
Bibliography
- Krikor Beledian, Armenians, Brepols, Brussels , 1997 ( ISBN 2503503934 )
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris , 1994 ( ISBN 2213030642 )
External Links
- (In) The Armenian Church (official site)
- (En) French Site
- (In) Armeniapedia - Armenian Apostolic Church
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Armenian Apostolic Church (Catholicosate of All Armenians of Cilicia Catholicosate ) Syriac Orthodox Church ( Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ) Malankara Orthodox Church Malabar Independent Church ( Syro-Orthodox French ) | |
| See also: two councils of churches - churches of the seven councils - Eastern Catholic Churches |
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