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  1. 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 .

  2. 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.

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  4. Jun 23, 2016 · A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH. A History of the Armenian Church. Posted by ZENIT Staff on 23 June 2016. As the Pope leaves Friday [24 June 2016] for Armenia, the Vatican press office is offering a brief history of the Church [of Armenia]. A biblical land, Armenia is cited in the Old Testament by the name “Kingdom of Urartu” (Ararat).

  5. 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. In December 1996, St. John Paul II and His Holiness the Catholicos of All the Armenians, Karekin ...

  6. The Armenian Catholic Church was entirely suppressed under communism, and it was only with the independence of Armenia in 1991 that communities of Armenian Catholics began to resurface. On July 13, 1991, the Holy See established an Ordinariat for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe based in Gyumri, Armenia.

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