Patriarchal Church Beirut, Lebanon
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia
Ciliciae Armenorum
Armenian Catholic Church
The Patriarchate of Cilicia of the Armenians is the sole patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church, promoted to patriarchal rank in 1742, with its seat in Beirut, Lebanon since 1928. Its patriarchal cathedral is the Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut.
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- Established
- 1742
- Catholics
- 35,103
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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History
The sole patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church, the Patriarchate of Cilicia (Latin: Patriarchatus Ciliciæ Armenorum) exercises its territorial jurisdiction over the Archeparchy of Beirut, where the Patriarch of Cilicia holds ordinary authority. Its cathedra is the St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon. Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, elected in September 2021, heads the patriarchate.