Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia

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The Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia is one of the two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church, serving as an autocephalous ecclesiastical jurisdiction now based in Antelias, Lebanon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholicosate
autocephalous church jurisdiction
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
see of the Armenian Apostolic Church
affiliation Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox communion
associatedLibrary “Cilicia” Library
associatedMuseum Cilicia Museum
cathedral St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Antelias
church Armenian Apostolic Church
country Lebanon
currentCatholicos Aram I
currentCatholicosStartYear 1995
currentSeeCity Antelias
denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
establishedAsSeparateCatholicosateCentury 15th century
governance Holy Synod
National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened
surface form: National Ecclesiastical Assembly
hasDioceses dioceses in Cyprus
dioceses in Greece
dioceses in Iran
dioceses in Lebanon
dioceses in North America
dioceses in South America
dioceses in Syria
dioceses in the Armenian diaspora
hasSeminary Theological Seminary of the Catholicosate of Cilicia
headquarters Antelias, Lebanon
historicalRegion Cilician Armenia
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
surface form: Kingdom of Cilicia
historicalSeat Sis
isOneOf two historic sees of the Armenian Apostolic Church
jurisdictionRegions Cilicia
surface form: Cilicia (historical region)

Middle East
parts of the Armenian diaspora
leaderTitle Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
surface form: Catholicos of Cilicia

Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
movedToAnteliasYear 1930
otherHistoricSee Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
primaryEthnicConstituency Armenians
primaryLanguageOfAdministration Armenian
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Classical Armenian
publishingArm Cilicia Publishing House
reasonForMove displacement of Armenians after the Armenian Genocide
religion Christianity
rite Armenian Rite
role preservation of Armenian liturgical and cultural heritage
spiritual leadership of part of the Armenian Apostolic faithful
supremeHeadOfChurch Catholicos of All Armenians
surface form: Catholicos of All Armenians (for the Armenian Apostolic Church as a whole)
tradition Armenian Apostolic tradition

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Armenian Apostolic Church hasCatholicosate Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
Sis wasSeatOf Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Catholicosate of Cilicia