Great House of Cilicia Armenian Apostolic Church
saint gregory illuminator cathedral (1940) in antelias, lebanon
the catholicosate of great house of cilicia (armenian: Կաթողիկոսութիւն Հայոց Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ) located in antelias, lebanon, regional see of armenian apostolic church , autonomous church jurisdiction on segments of armenian diaspora.
as of 2012 catholicos aram head , catholicos of great house of cilicia. see has jurisdiction on prelacies in lebanon, syria, cyprus, greece, iran, persian gulf, united states, canada , venezuela. in united states, canada, syria, , greece there dioceses related mother see of holy etchmiadzin, there duality of representation of armenian apostolic churches in these countries.
the primacy of catholicosate of armenians (mother see of holy etchmiadzin) has been recognized catholicosate of great house of cilicia.
the rise of great house of cilicia autocephalous church occurred after fall of ani , armenian kingdom of bagradits in 1045. masses of armenians migrated cilicia , catholicosate established there. seat of church (now known catholicosate of great house of cilicia) first established in sivas (ad 1058) moving tavbloor (1062), dzamendav (1066), dzovk (1116), hromgla (1149), , sis (1293), then-capital of armenian kingdom of cilicia. beginning in 1293 , continuing more 6 centuries, city of sis (modern-day kozan, adana, turkey) center of catholicosate of great house of cilicia.
after fall of armenian kingdom of cilicia, in 1375, church continued in leadership role in armenian community, , catholicos recognized ethnarch (head of nation).
in 1441 kirakos virapetsi of armenia elected catholicos in holy etchmiadzin. @ same time residing catholicos in sis, gregory ix mousabegian (1439–1446), remained catholicos of cilicia. since 1441, there have continued 2 catholicosates in armenian church, each having rights , privileges, , each own jurisdiction.
during first world war , 1915 armenian genocide, armenian population , home of catholicosate @ monastery of st. sophia of sis (which can seen dominate town in 20th-century photographs), destroyed. last residing catholicos in sis sahag ii of cilicia (catholicos 1902 1939), followed armenian flock exile turkey.
since 1930, catholicosate of great house of cilicia has been headquartered in antelias, lebanon.
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