Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia
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The Patriarchate of Cilicia is the only patriarchate within the Armenian Catholic Church
. The cathedral church, Soorp Kreekor yev Soorp Eghia, is situated in Beirut
, Lebanon
. The current Patriarch of Cilicia, thereby being the primate of the Armenian Catholic Church
, is Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX
.
Armenian Catholic Church
|- |The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law...
. The cathedral church, Soorp Kreekor yev Soorp Eghia, is situated in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. The current Patriarch of Cilicia, thereby being the primate of the Armenian Catholic Church
Armenian Catholic Church
|- |The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in union with the other Eastern Rite, Oriental Rite and Latin Rite Catholics who accept the Bishop of Rome as spiritual leader of the Church. It is regulated by Eastern canon law...
, is Patriarch Nersès Bédros XIX
Nerses Bedros XIX
Nerses Bedros XIX is the current patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church. He was the second son and the fifth of eight children born to Elias Taza and Josephine Azouz...
.