May 9, 2016

His Holiness Aram I on an Official Visit to the United Arab Emirates

5 May 2016. On Thursday, Catholicos Aram I visited the Diocese of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi at the invitation of the Pontifical Delegate of the diocese, Rev Mesrob Sarkissian, and the Members of the Church Council. He was accompanied by Rev Torkom Donoyan, Dean of the Seminary, and Rev Bedros Manuelian, Director of the Audio-visual Department.

 

After being welcomed at the airport by Rev Mesrob Sarkissian, the ambassadors to the UAE from Lebanon and Armenia and members of the Church Council, His Holiness was escorted to the new diocesan complex. He held the canonical service in the Holy Martyrs’ Church and greeted the members of the community. In the evening he met with the Pontifical Delegate and members of the Church Council and discussed issues related to the community in the UAE.

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