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  • ANTELIAS: Reps Of Christian Spiritual Leaders Meet In Antelias

    PRESS RELEASE
    Catholicosate of Cilicia
    Communication and Information Department
    Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
    Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
    Fax: (04) 419724
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Arme nian.htm


    THE REPRESENTATIVES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL LEADERS MEET IN ANTELIAS


    The representatives of Christian spiritual leaders in Lebanon convened in
    Antelias on July 18. The participants in the meeting included Bishops Roland
    Abou Jaoude, Boulos Matar and Yousef Beshara from the Maronite Church,
    Bishop Elias Aoude from the Greek Orthodox Church, Primate Bishop Kegham
    Khatcherian on behalf of His Holiness Aram I, Bishops Salim Ghazel and Elias
    Rahal from the Greek Catholic Church, Bishop Michel Kassardji from the
    Chalcedonic Church, Bishop George Saliba from the Syrian Orthodox Church and
    ev. Dr. George Mrad from the Evangelical Church. Absent from the meeting was
    the representative of the Armenian Catholic Church, Bishop Hovhannes
    Teyrouz.

    The meeting was a preparatory meeting for the upcoming summit of
    Patriarchs in November. The summit will be dedicated to discussing the
    presence of Christianity in Lebanon with all its aspects. The Antelias
    gathering was a meeting of the summit's preparatory committee.

    Hosting the meeting, Primate Bishop Kegham Khatcherian welcomed the
    participants on behalf of His Holiness and stressed the meeting's
    importance. The Primate also informed the attendants that the Armenian
    Catholicos recently successfully reconciled the Coptic and Ethiopian
    Churches. The participants in the meeting expressed their happiness with
    respect to this historic achievement, emphasizing the importance of
    brotherly spirit and cooperation between churches. They also underlined the
    important role of His Holiness in this endeavor as a result of his long
    years of experience in the ecumenical field.

    The committee will continue its work until the meeting between the
    Patriarchs in November.

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    View photo here:
    http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Phot os/Photos16.htm
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