Holy See of Cilicia
The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia (Armenian: Կաթողիկոսութիւն Հայոց Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ) is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church. Since 1930, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia has been headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon. Aram I is the Catholicos of Cilicia since 1995.
| Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia Holy See of Cilicia | |
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| Classification | Oriental Orthodox |
| Primate | Catholicos Aram I |
| Headquarters | Antelias, Lebanon Previously Sis, Turkey |
| Territory | Cilicia |
| Possessions | Middle East, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Africa. |
| Founder | The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus |
| Independence | Apostolic Era |
| Recognition | by Armenian Apostolic Church as an autocephalous church |
| Members | 200,000 |
| Official website | Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia |
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