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There are some 30,000 Armenian Catholics in the eparchy, the headquarters of which are in Paris. Apart from the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Paris, the eparchy has six churches: in Arnouville-lès-Gonesse , Lyon , Marseille , Saint-Chamond , Sèvres and Valence .
- 150,000 (independent estimates), 757,726 (2017 Annuario Pontificio)
Since then, the office of Apostolic Visitor in Western Europe of the Armenian Catholics (for countries without proper Armenian jurisdictions) is vested in the Parisian see. Statistics. As per 2014, it pastorally served 30,000 Armenian Catholics in 6 parishes with 7 priests (1 diocesan, 6 religious) and 8 lay religious (6 brothers, 2 sisters).
Dec 17, 2019 · More likely, though, he belongs to the Armenian Orthodox Church. (While there are about 35,000 Armenian Catholics in the United States, Armenian Orthodox number nearly half a million.) [hotblock]
The major religions practiced in France include Christianity (about 50% of the overall population, [1] with denominations including Catholicism, various branches of Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Armenian Orthodoxy ), Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism among others, making it a multiconfessional country.
Sep 7, 2015 · Vatican City, Sep 7, 2015 / 10:34 am. Concelebrating Mass with the Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia on Monday, Pope Francis recalled how persecution has been constant in the Church, from the time of ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Pope Francis also urged the Armenian bishops to remain close to those they serve. “In a world so full of isolation and loneliness,” he said, “we must ensure that those entrusted to our care feel the closeness of the Good Shepherd.”. This includes, he noted, priests, especially young ones, who need to “feel close to their Bishops.”.
Nov 10, 2022 · The Armenian Catholic Church is a small Church, with a few hundred thousand faithful [around 600,000, according to L’Oeuvre d’Orient]. Unfortunately, we have been the victims of the world ...
