Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia Holy See of Cilicia
Classification
Oriental Orthodox
Primate
Catholicos Aram I
Headquarters
Antelias, Lebanon Previously Sis, Turkey
Territory
Cilicia
Possessions
Middle East, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Africa.
Founder
The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus
Independence
Apostolic Era
Recognition
by Armenian Apostolic Church as an autocephalous church
Members
200,000[1]
Official website
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The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (Armenian: Կաթողիկոսութիւն Հայոց Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ) is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church.[2] Since 1930, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia has been headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon. Aram I is the Catholicos of Cilicia since 1995.
^Mekaelian, M. (2018, September 24). The Necessity of Preserving Western Armenian. The Armenian Weekly. https://armenianweekly.com/2018/09/24/the-necessity-of-preserving-western-armenian/
^"Frequently Asked Questions on the Cilician See of the Armenian Apostolic Church / Georgy S Thomas". Malankara Orthodox TV. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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