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His Holiness Catholicos

Aram I
Catholicos of Cilicia
ChurchArmenian Apostolic Church
SeeHoly See of Cilicia
Appointed1995
PredecessorKarekin II (later Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians)
Personal details
Born
Bedros Keshishian

(1947-03-08) 8 March 1947 (age 77)
NationalityArmenian
DenominationArmenian Apostolic

Aram I (Armenian: Արամ Ա; born Bedros Keshishian [Պետրոս Քեշիշեան] on 8 March 1947) has been the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia since 1995 and he resides in Antelias, Lebanon.

Bibliography

Aram I has written the following books:

Inter-religious dialogue

In 2000, he indicated that he had no problem with the substance of Dominus Iesus, the document on relativism of the Holy Office of the Catholic Church, but faulted it for its unecumenical language.[2]

Awards

Baselios MarThoma Didymos I, the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church), conferred the Order of St. Thomas, the most prestigious honor of the Church, on Aram I on February 27, 2010, at Kolenchery, India.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical sketch of H. H. Aram I Keshishian, Catholicos of Cilicia (Main)". Armenian Orthodox Church. April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ Richard P. McBrien (11 January 2001). "Richard P. McBrien - Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique". SEDOS - Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ George Thazhakara (28 February 2010). "Armenian Catholicos Aram I Honored with Order of St. Thomas". Indian Orthodox Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Armenian Orthodox Patriarch joins "One Voice for Christians"" (blog). August 22, 2018.

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Preceded byKarekin II Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia 1994–present Incumbent