Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Lebanon

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The Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon is an Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Lebanon. It is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia, seated in Antelias. The Prelacy of Lebanon is currently headed by Primate of Lebanon, Archbishop Nareg Alemezian.[1]

Armenian Apostolic Prelacy of Lebanon is an independent church body running the religious and social affairs of the sizable Armenian Orthodox population in Lebanon. It is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon with additional offices established in Bourj Hammoud, a suburb of Beirut. The seat of the Armenian Primate of Lebanon is in St. Vartanants Armenian Apostolic Church in Borj Hamoud near Harboyan Centers

The former Primate of Lebanon, archbishop Aram Keshishian was elected in 1995 as Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, with style His Holiness Aram I. He was succeeded by archbishop Kegham Khatcherian, who retired in 2014.[2]

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* Armenians in Lebanon

## References

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1. ^ Archbishop Nareg Alemezian
2. ^ Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian

## External links

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* Official site

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Dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenia and
Artsakh|

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* Aragatsotn (Saint Mesrop of Oshakan)
* Araratian (Saint Sarkis of Yerevan)
* Artik (Varagatun Saint Gregory Cathedral of Artik)
* Armavir (Saint Gregory of Narek of Armavir)
* Artsakh (Ghazanchetsots of Shushi)
* Gegharkounik (Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Gavar)
* Gougark (Gregory of Narek of Vanadzor)
* Kotayk (Saint Gregory Cathedral of Kecharis Monastery of Tsaghkadzor)
* Shirak (Holy Mother of God of Gyumri)
* Syunik (Saint Gregory of Goris)
* Tavush (Surp Nerses of Ijevan)
* Vayots Dzor (Holy Mother of God of Yeghegnadzor)

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Middle East|

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* Azerbaijan (Saint Gregory of Baku) (abandoned)
* Damascus (Saint Sarkis of Damascus)
* Egypt (Saint Gregory of Cairo)
* Iraq (Saint Gregory of Baghdad)

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Cilicia|

* Atrpatakan (Saint Mary of Tabriz)
* Aleppo (Forty Martyrs of Aleppo)
* Cyprus (Holy Mother of God of Nicosia)
* Isfahan (Saint Joseph of Arimathea at the Holy Saviour Monastery of New Julfa of Isfahan)
* Jezireh (Surp Hagop of Qamishli)
* Kuwait (Holy Vartanants of Kuwait City)
* Lebanon (Surp Nshan of Beirut)
* Tehran (Saint Sarkis of Tehran)
* UAE and Qatar (Holy Martyrs of Abu Dhabi)

Jerusalem|

* Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Saint James of Jerusalem)
* Amman (Saint Thaddeus of Amman)

Constantinople|

* Patriarchate of Constantinople (Holy Mother of God of Kumkapı of Istanbul)

Europe|

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* France (Saint John the Baptist of Paris)
* Georgia (Surp Gevork of Tbilisi)
* Germany (Saint Sahak and Mesrop of Köln)
* Great Britain and Ireland (St. Sarkis Church (London))
* Greece (Holy Mother of God of Peristeri of Athens)
* Nor Nakhijevan and Russia (Holy Transfiguration of Moscow)
* Bulgaria (Holy Mother of God of Sofia)
* Romania (Holy Archangels of Bucharest)
* Southern Russia (Saint John the Evangelist of Krasnodar)
* Switzerland (Surp Hagop of Geneva)
* Ukraine (Assumption of Mary of Lviv)
* Central Europe and Sweden (Saint Mary of Magdalene of Brussels)

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Cilicia|

* Greece (Saint Gregory of Athens)

North America|

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* Canada (Saint Gregory of Montreal)
* Eastern USA (Saint Vartan of New York)
* Western USA (Saint Levon of Los Angeles)

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Cilicia|

* Canada (Surp Hagop of Montreal)
* Eastern USA (Saint Gregory of New York)
* Western USA (Saint John the Baptist of Los Angeles)

South America|

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* Argentina (Saint Gregory of Buenos Aires)
* Brazil (Surp Gevork of São Paulo)
* Uruguay (Surp Nerses of Montevideo)

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Asia and Oceania|

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* India and the Far East (Holy Nazareth of Kolkata)
* Australia and New Zealand (Holy Mother of God of Sydney)

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