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Meet The Primates Of The Oriental Orthodox Churches Of The Middle East

A meeting of the Primates of the Oriental Orthodox Churches of the Middle East, convened annually since 1998 the primates of three Oriental Orthodox churches which have their headquarters in the Middle East : the Coptic Orthodox Church , the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Armenian Cilicia Catholicosate of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Each meeting, held alternately in each of the churches, is the occasion of a joint statement.

Summary

/ / History

10 - 11 March 1998 First Meeting at St. Bishoy monastery : Shenouda III , Ignatius Zakka ^I Iwas and Aram ^I
13 - 14 February 1999 ^Second Meeting in Damascus : Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
4 - 9 May 2000 ^Third Meeting in Antelias : Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
15 - 17 March 2001 ^Sixth Meeting in Cairo : Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
7 - 9 March 2002 ^Fifth Meeting in Damascus: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
18 October 2003 ^Sixth Meeting in Antelias: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
18 - 21 October 2004 ^Seventh Meeting in Cairo: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
9 - 10 December 2005 ^Eighth Meeting in Damascus: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
22 - 24 November 2006 ^Ninth Meeting in Cairo: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (Aram ^I absent due to the Israel-Lebanon conflict )
19 - 21 April 2007 ^Tenth Meeting in Damascus: Shenouda III, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas and Aram ^I.
8 - 10 May 2008 ^Eleventh Meeting in Antelias (draft)