Eastern metropolitan see Beirut, Lebanon
Archeparchy of Bairut, Beirut
Beryten(sis) Armenorum
Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic archeparchy of Beirut, the see attached to the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia, whose patriarch resides in Beirut. Its principal church is the Cathedral of St. Elias and St. Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut, where Patriarch Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian, elected the 21st Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians on September 23, 2021, was enthroned. Auxiliary Bishop Krikor Badishah assists in the pastoral care of the archeparchy.
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- Established
- 1928
- Catholics
- 10,280
- Priests
- 18
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Patriarch
- His Beatitude Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Elias and St. Gregory the Illuminator, Beirut stands in Beirut, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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