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  1. 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.

  2. Article History. Date: 1740 - present. Areas Of Involvement: Eastern rite church. Armenian rite. 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.

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  4. 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...

  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 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.

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