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The Armenian Catholic Church [a] is an Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris of the Catholic Church. It accepts the leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with the universal Catholic Church, including the Latin Church and the 22 other Eastern Catholic Churches.
- Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in The United States of America and Canada
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United...
- Raphaël Bedros Xxi Minassian
He received his episcopal consecration on 16 July from...
- Catholic Church in Armenia
The 2011 census counted 13,843 Catholics in Armenia,...
- Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in The United States of America and Canada
It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church or Armenian Gregorian Church. The Armenian Apostolic Church should not be confused with the fully distinct Armenian Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic Church in communion with the Holy See in Rome.
- 9,000,000 (self-reported)
- c. 1st century, Kingdom of Armenia
Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern-rite member of the Roman Catholic church. The Armenians embraced Christianity about ad 300 and were the first people to do so as a nation. About 50 years after the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Armenians repudiated the Christological decisions of the council.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Armenian Catholicism formed at the junction of different cultures and for centuries was dependent not solely on the devotion of its believers but also on the politics, great and small, of Persian shahs, Turkish sultans, Russian tsars, French kings, Roman popes, communist commissars, Catholic missionaries and many other actors on the European and...
The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris of the Catholic Church. It accepts the leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with the universal Catholic Church, including the Latin Church and the 22 other Eastern Catholic Churches.
Jun 23, 2016 · Its origin dates back to the schism of the Ecumenical Council of 451. The Armenian Church defines itself as both Orthodox and Catholic, inasmuch as it regards itself to be an expression of true Christian faith and of the universality of the Church.
