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Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
Emblem of the Armenian Catholic Church
Founder Abraham Petros I Ardzivian
Independence 26 November 1742 Headquarters of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Bzoum-
mar, Lebanon
Recognition Roman Catholic Church, Eastern
Catholic Churches
Primate Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia Nerses
Bedros XIX Tarmouni History
Headquarters Bzoummar, Lebanon
Territory Armenia,
Nagorno-Karabakh
Possessions Russia, Iraq, Georgia, France, the United
States, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,
Palestine, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Canada,
Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria,
Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
France, United Kingdom, Germany,
Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Romania,
Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay, Ukraine, Belarus, Ethiopia,
and many others.
Language Armenian Rite
Bishops meeting in Jerusalem, circa 1880 (note the Roman
Adherents 539,806[1] pallium worn by the archbishop in the centre).
Website Official Website of the Armenian
Catholic Church After the Armenian Apostolic Church formally broke
off communion from the Chalcedonian churches in
The Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian: ??? the 5th century, some Armenian bishops and congre-
???????? ??????? Hay Kat’oġikē Ekeġec’i) is an Eastern gations made attempts to restore communion with the
Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Catholic Church. During the Crusades, the church of
Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia entered into a union
who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of with the Catholic Church, an attempt that did not last.
the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law. Since The union was later re-established during the Council
1749, the Armenian Catholic Church has been head- of Florence in 1439, but did not have any real effects
quartered at the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate com- for centuries.
plex in Bzoummar, Lebanon. In 1740, Abraham-Pierre I Ardzivian, who had ear-
lier become a Catholic, was elected as the patriarch of
Sis. Two years later Pope Benedict XIV formally estab-
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the Catholic Armenians live in the northern parts of
the Armenia. This has become a kind of basis for
fence-mending with the coreligionists on the other
side of the border. Today Catholic Armenians of
Samtskhe-Javakhq live together in Akhaltsikhe and in
the nearby villages, as well as in the regions of Akhal-
kalak and Ninotsminda. The communities of the last
two regions, which are mainly rural, are on rather dis-
tant territories, but the most important interlink is
the historical memory about Catholicism.
United States and Canada
See also: Armenian American
Presently, around 1.5 million Armenians live in North
Armenian Rite Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Gliwice,
Poland, built in 1836–1838 America, of which 35,000 belong to the Armenian
Catholic Church.
In the 19th century Catholic Armenians from
Church.
lished the Armenian Catholic Church In 1749, the Ar- Western Armenia, mainly from the towns and cities of
menian Catholic Church built a convent in Bzoummar, Karin (Erzurum), Constantinople, Mardin etc., came to
Lebanon. During the Armenian Genocide in 1915–1918 the United States seeking employment. At the end of
the Church scattered among neighboring countries, the same century, many survivors of the Hamidian
mainly Lebanon and Syria. Massacres had concentrated in several U.S. cities,
The Armenian Catholic Church can also refer to chiefly in New York. Catholic Armenian communities
the church formed by Armenians living in Poland in were also founded in New Jersey, Boston, Detroit, Los
1620 after the union of Leopolis by Nicholas Angeles, and other cities of California.
(pl:Mikołaj) Torosowicz, which has since established Catholic Armenian educational organizations were
bonds with the older Armenian Catholic Church. The also founded in many cities. In Philadelphia and Bos-
church which had been historically centered in Galicia ton Colleges of Armenian sisters were founded, edu-
as well as in the pre-1939 Polish borderlands in the cating hundreds of kids. Later, a similar college was
east, now has two primary centers; one in Gdansk, and founded in Los Angeles. Mechitarists were preoccu-
the other in Gliwice. A number of its members migrat- pied with the problem of preserving Armenian identi-
ed to Sweden, which holds its own chapter (see ty. By the effort of Mkhitarists in Venice and Vienna,
Catholic Church in Sweden). the Mkhitarian College was founded in Los Angeles.
Many Armenians came to the United States and
Armenian Catholic communi- Canada from the Middle Eastern countries of Lebanon
and Syria in the 1970’s and in later years. Also many
ties Armenians immigrated from Argentina, because of the
economic crisis. At the same time, many Catholic Ar-
Armenia, Georgia and Oriental Europe menians inside the United States moved to San Fran-
Armenian Catholics live in these regions. Beginning in cisco, San Diego, Chicago, Washington D.C., Atlanta,
the late 1920s, persecution caused many Armenian Miami and Indianapolis.
Catholics to flee their homeland in order to settle in In 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI’s decision, the
Georgia and Ukraine. In 1991, after the fall of the Sovi- Catholic Exarchate of the USA and Canada was advanced
et Union, the Bishop of Rome, Pope John Paul II to the status of a diocese. It serviced 35,000 Catholic
merged the churches in Georgia and Ukraine with Armenians in the United States and some 10,000 in
those in Armenia, creating a new eparchy of Armenia Canada. The bishop, or eparch, of the diocese, which
and Oriental Europe. A small seminary was established has jurisdiction over Canadian and American Catholics
in Gyumri, Armenia, during 1994; there candidates for who are members of the Armenian Catholic Church,
the Priesthood engage in basic studies before moving became Manuel Batakian. According to a Monday, May
to the Pontifical College of the Armenians (established 23, 2011 news release by the United States Conference
1885) in Rome where they pursue philosophy and the- of Catholic Bishops, the Holy Father, His Holiness,
ology. At the same time Catholic Armenians in Georgia Pope Benedict XVI, named Archpriest Mikael Moura-
de-facto entered the newly formed Eastern European dian, superior of the Convent of Notre Dame in Bzom-
Diocese, which was formed in 1991, with its residence mar, Lebanon, as the new bishop of the Eparchy of Our
in Gyumri. The city was not chosen by chance. Most of Lady of Nareg in New York for Armenian Catholics.
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The appointment of Lebanon-born Bishop Mouradian Armenian Apostolic · Armenian Catholic
was publicized in Washington, May 21, by Archbishop Evangelical · Brotherhood ·
Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States.[2]
Languages and dialects
France Armenian: Eastern · Western
Next to North America, France holds the largest num-
Persecution
ber of Armenian Catholics outside of the areas of the
Middle East and Oriental Europe. The Eparchy of Genocide · Hamidian massacres
Sainte-Croix-de-Paris was established in 1960 with Adana massacre · Anti-Armenianism
Bishop Garabed Armadouni as exarch. Since 1977, the
eparchy has been led by His Excellency Bishop Krikor
Gabroyan.
There are some 30,000 Armenian Catholics in the Armenia Portal
eparchy, the headquarters of which is in Paris. The
eparchy has six churches apart from the Cathedral of The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of the See of Cili-
the Holy Cross in Paris: Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, Lyon, cia is the supreme authority of the Armenian Catholic
Marseille, Saint-Chamond, Sèvres and Valence. A com- Church. Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni is the current
munity of Mekhitarist Fathers resides in Sevre and a Catholicos-Patriarch. The church belongs to the group
convent of Armenian Sisters of the Immaculate Con- of Eastern Rite Catholic churches and uses the Armen-
ception runs a school in Marseille ian Rite and the Armenian language in its liturgy.
Apart from Armenia, France and North America
(Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico), sizable Armenian
Hierarchy Catholic communities exist in Argentina, Australia, Le-
banon, Syria, Romania and Turkey.
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Structure
• Archdioceses:
• Beirut, Lebanon
• Aleppe, Syria
• Baghdad, Iraq
• Constantinopole (Istanbul), Turkey
• Lviv, Ukraine
• Eparchies
• Alexandria, Egypt
Armenian culture • Isfahan, Iran
• Al Qamishli, Syria
Architecture · Art
• New York, US (Our Lady of Nareg)
Cuisine · Dance · Dress
• Paris, France (Sainte-Croix-de-Paris)
Literature · Music · History
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (San Gregorio de
By country or region Narek en Buenos Aires)
Armenia · Nagorno-Karabakh Republic • Apostolic Exarchates
See also Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian diaspora • Latin America
Russia · France • Mexico
United States · Iran · Georgia • Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite
Azerbaijan · Argentina · Brazil • East Europe
Lebanon · Syria · Ukraine • Greece
Poland · Canada · Australia • Romania
Turkey · Greece · Cyprus • Patriarchal Exarchates
• Damascus, Syria
Subgroups • Jerusalem, Israel
Hamshenis · Cherkesogai · Lom people • Amman, Jordan
Religion
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Dioceses 1990 2000 2008
Archeparchy of Beirut, Lebanon (Patriarchal) 15,000 12,000 12,000
Eparchy of Ispahan, Iran 2,200 2,200 10,000
Archeparchy of Baghdad, Iraq 2,200 2,000 2,000
Eparchy of Iskanderiya (Alexandria), Egypt 1,500 1,287 6,000
Archeparchy of Aleppo, Syria 15,000 17,000 17,500
Eparchy of Kamichlié, Syria 4,303 4,000 4,000
Damascus, Syria (patriarchal exarchate) 9,000 8,000 6,500
Archeparchy of Istanbul, Turkey 3,700 3,680 3,650
Amman and Jerusalem (patriarchal exarchate) N/A 280 800
Archeparchy of Lviv, Ukraine N/A N/A 0
Eparchy of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris, France 30,000 30,000 30,000
Ordinariate for Greece (Athens) 650 600 350
Apostolic Exarchate for Latin America and Mexico 30,000 12,000 12,000
Eparchy of Saint Gregory of Narek, Buenos Aires established in 1989 16,000 16,000
Ordinariate for Romania (Gherla) N/A 1,000 806
Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg, New York (United States and Canada) 34,000 36,000 36,000
Ordinariate for Eastern Europe (Gyumri, Armenia) established in 1991 220,000 490,000
TOTAL 142,853 362,047 700,806
Number of Catholic Armenians
The following table is the list of the dioceses of the Ar-
menian Catholic Church with the number of adher-
ents.[3]
Publications
The Armenian Catholic Church has a number of publi-
cations:
• Avedik, the official organ of the church
• Avedaper Verelk, a religious, spiritual and cultural
publication of St. Gregory Armenian Catholic
Church
• Avedaper, a weekly bulletin of the Armenian • General view of the Patriarchate complex and
Catholic dioceses convent
• Gantch Hrechdagabedin, official publication of the
Our Lady Of Bzommar Convent
• Massis, a general monthly publication
• various church bulletins
The Armenian Catholic Church also has presses that
publish many liturgical, spiritual books, publications,
pamphlets and translations from general Catholic
publications.
Gallery
• Headquarters of the Armenian Catholic
Patriarchate in Bzoummar, Lebanon
• Main building (1749)
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• Armenian Genocide memorial (1960)
• Memorial relief to the Armenian Genocide and
Catholicos Abraham Petros I Ardzivian (1993)
• St. Gregory the Illuminator – St. Elie Church, Debbas
Square, downtown Beirut, Lebanon (1909)
• Inside the Our Lady of the Assumption Church
• St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, Glendale,
• Armenian Catholic parishes
California (2001)
• Interior of Armenian Church, Stanyslaviv, Ukraine
(1763)
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[3] [The Eastern Catholic Churches 2008,
See also Source:Annuario Pontificio, The Armenian
Catholic Church Patriarchat
• List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/
• Mechitarist Monks of the Armenian Catholic Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-
Church stat08.pdf]
• Blessed Ignatius Maloyan, Archbishop of Mardin
and Martyr of the Armenian Genocide
External links
• Armenian Catholic Church
References •
•
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of USA and Canada
Armenian Catholic Community in Australia
[1] [1] Eastern Catholic Churches 2008}} • Armenian Catholic Church in Lebanon
[2] USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) Pope Names • Armeniapedia – Armenian Catholic Church
New Eparch for Armenian Catholics In US And • Catholic Churches
Canada • St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church, near
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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