Armenian Catholic Church
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The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic church sui juris within the Catholic Church. Its headquarters are in Bzoummar, Lebanon. The union was established in the Council of Florence, in 1439. During the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918, its followers were scattered, mainly to Syria and Lebanon. Many Armenians also fled to Georgia and Ukraine. In 1991, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Pope John Paul II merged the churches in Georgia and Ukraine with those in Armenia. He created a new eparchy of Armenia and Eastern Europe. There is a seminary in Gyumri, the largest city in Armenia. At the same time Catholic Armenians in Georgia de facto entered this newly formed diocese.The city of Gymuri was chosen because most Catholic Armenians live in the north of the country.
Many Armenians emigrated to the United States and Canada, mainly in the 1970s. For this reason, Pope Benedict XVI created a diocese for these people. It is responsible for about 35.000 people in the US, and about 10.000 in Canada.
The church uses the Armenian Rite and the Armenian language for its services.
The current Patriarch of the church is Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni.
Armenian Catholic Church Media
Saint John Church of Sohrol in Iran, built in the 5th or 6th century
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Glendale, California
Bishops meeting in Jerusalem, circa 1880. The archbishop (centre) wears a Roman pallium.
Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs in Gyumri, Armenia
Armenian Catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Aleppo, Syria
A map of Armenian Catholic jurisdictions
Armenian Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Gliwice, Poland, built in 1836–38
Interior of the Armenian Church in Stanyslaviv, Ukraine (1763)
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Jerusalem (1996)
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