Armenian Catholic Church

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The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Armenian rite in full communion with Rome, preserving Armenian liturgical traditions while recognizing the authority of the Pope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian-rite church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
christologicalTradition Chalcedonian
churchSuiIuris yes
clericalCelibacyDiscipline Eastern discipline with married parish clergy allowed
communion full communion with Rome
communionWith Holy See
currentPatriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian
dateOfUnionWithRome 18th century
distinguishedFrom Armenian Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Armenian Apostolic Church by communion with Rome
ecclesiasticalTradition Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Eastern Catholic
followsLiturgicalCalendar Armenian Rite
surface form: Armenian liturgical calendar
formalRecognitionAsSuiIurisChurch 18th century
geographicalPresence Armenia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
diaspora communities worldwide
governingBody Synod of Bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church
hasEparchiesIn Armenia
Eastern Europe
France
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
United States of America
surface form: United States
headTitle Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
highestAuthorityOnEarth Pope
liturgicalTradition Armenian Rite
monasticTradition Armenian Catholic religious orders and congregations
originatesFrom Armenian Apostolic Church communities in communion with Rome
patriarchalCathedral Cathedral of St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator
patriarchalCathedralCity Beirut
patriarchalCathedralCountry Lebanon
patriarchalOrMajorArchiepiscopal patriarchal church
patriarchalSee Cilician Armenia
surface form: Cilicia of the Armenians
preservesTraditionsOf Armenian Christianity
Armenian liturgy
Armenian spiritual heritage
primaryLiturgicalLanguage Armenian language
surface form: Armenian

Classical Armenian
recognizesAuthorityOf Pope
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sharesHeritageWith Armenian Apostolic Church
theology Catholic theology in Armenian tradition
usesCodeOfCanons Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
usesSacramentsOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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Armenian Catholic Church distinguishedFrom Armenian Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Armenian Apostolic Church by communion with Rome
Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Evangelical churches historicalRelation Armenian Catholic Church
Christian Quarter majorDenominationPresence Armenian Catholic Church
Armenians minorityDenomination Armenian Catholic Church
Lebanese people religion Armenian Catholic Church
Lwów religiousCenterFor Armenian Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Armenian Catholic community (regional)
Anaphora of St. Athanasius usedBy Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Rite usedBy Armenian Catholic Church
Classical Armenian usedIn Armenian Catholic Church
Anaphora of St. Athanasius veneratedIn Armenian Catholic Church