Armenian apostolic church patriarch. Pölten, Austr...
- Armenian apostolic church patriarch. Pölten, Austria, bringing together 25 archbishops and bishops of the Mother See of Holy At the meeting of Armenian Church bishops in Austria, current issues were discussed, while the Catholicos of All Armenians addressed participants online. Photo: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Sep 18, 2025 · CWN Editor's Note: A delegation from the Armenian Apostolic Church, led by Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, met with Pope Leo XIV and officials of the 2 days ago · The Episcopal Assembly of the Catholicosate of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church spoke with a statement in which it is said: "On February 17-19, 2026, H. Net - The Assembly of Bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church, convened in St. The Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians is the worldwide spiritual leader of the Nation, for Armenians both in Armenia and in the Dispersion. 1. Pölten, Austria, completed its work. At the conclusion of the three-day gathering, the 25 participating bishops issued a strongly worded statement addressing church-state […] Criminal case opened against Catholicos Karekin II, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to the Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office (source [212. The delegates to the 10th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches that took place in Busan, South Korea, on 4 November, unanimously elected Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, the supreme patriarch and head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, head of the organisation for the next eight years. Catholicos Karekin II HH Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church. James, a monastic order of the Armenian Apostolic Church with about 60 members worldwide. 77. With the invitation and blessing of Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Episcopal meeting convened in St. [10] The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is in communion with the other Oriental Orthodox churches (the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the Syriac Orthodox Church). He is Chief Shepherd and Pontiff to nearly 9 million Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Christians, dispersed throughout the world. The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the home of the Brotherhood of St. Nov 30, 2025 · Patriarch Sahak II heads one of four Sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, an Oriental Orthodox Church united under the spiritual leadership of the Catholicos of Armenia and of all Armenians in Holy Echmiadzin. Prosecutors in the PanARMENIAN. As a result of the assembly, the attendees issued a statement, which reads as follows, in particular: “We PanARMENIAN. Pölten, Austria, has expressed loyalty to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Mother See of The Armenian National Congress expressed its unconditional support for the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church and “strongly condemned the unlawful steps taken against it and the pressure applied to From February 17–19, 2026, an Assembly of Bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church convened in Sankt Pölten, Austria, at the invitation and with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. O. 245]), the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI today visited the Monastery of St. Prosecutors banned Karekin II from leaving Armenia and attending a church assembly in Austria. It is a founding member of the World Council of Churches. Net - On February 17, the Bishops’ Assembly of the Armenian Apostolic Church opened in St. Karekin thus became the first Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, was due to travel to Austria for a Feb. YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Law-enforcement authorities indicted Catholicos Karekin II on Saturday, February 14, one day after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan implicitly pledged to prevent an upcoming meeting in Austria of the top clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. As a result of the meeting, the members This divinely established institution is governed by Holy Scripture, the doctrine and canons of the Church, and the principle of apostolic succession under the pastoral leadership of the Armenian Patriarchs. According to The Armenian Church by Archdeacon Dowling published in 1910, the Armenian Apostolic Church was composed of four patriarchal provinces, comprising at that date seventy-two, six, and two dioceses in Turkey, Russia, and Iran, respectively. . 16-19 meeting of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s Bishops’ Synod, of which he is president. Armenian authorities accuse Karekin II, who has led the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1999, of the obstruction of justice. On 27 October 1999 he was elected as Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians by the National Ecclesiastical Assembly and on November 4 he received Catholicosal ordination and consecration. J The Bishops' Assembly Armenian Apostolic Church, convened on February 17-19 in Saint Polten, Austria, at the invitation and blessing of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, has concluded. T. Rights groups express concern over government actions, citing violations of religious autonomy. 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