Archeparchy of Bairut, Beirut
Beryten(sis) Armenorum
Eastern metropolitan see · Armenian Church · Beirut, Lebanon
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.
The see
- Rank
- Eastern metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Armenian Church
- Latin
- Beryten(sis) Armenorum
- Annuario code
- 001000793
The bishop
- Patriarch
- His Beatitude Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Exarchate of DamasDamas
- Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, HalabAlep
- Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of CiliciaBeirut
- Eparchy of KamichliéQamishli
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].