22 May 2013. On Sunday during the Holy Liturgy at St Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, three priests, Rev. Anania Koujanian, Parish of Shahin Shahr (Iran), Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian, Pontifical Legate of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and Rev Torkom Donoyan, Dean of the Seminary, were promoted to the rank of Very Reverend. Ā After…
14 May 2016. On Friday, the Board of the Garevorian Foundation, comprising Archbishop Nareg Alemezian, Mrs Garevorian and Mrs Mimi Yozgatian, met in Antelias under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I to decide on the grant recipients for 2016. The foundation was established by Mrs Veronique Garevorian in 2014 in memory of her husband,…
9 May 2016. On Monday evening, the Diocese of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar celebrated the 20th Anniversary of His Holiness Aram Iās spiritual leadership at the Al-Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai. Joining the Catholicos were the Pontifical Delegate Rev Mesrob Sarkissian, Revs Torkom Donoyan and Bedros Manuelian, members of Aram Iās delegation, and…
8 May 2016. On Sunday evening and Monday morning, at his hotel, His Holiness Aram I received Rev Mesrob Sarkissian, the Pontifical delegate to the UAE, and members of the Church Councils of Dubai, the Northern Region of the UAE and Qatar. The Council members reported on their activities and future plans to His Holiness,…
7 May 2016. On Saturday noon His Holiness Aram I, accompanied by Rev Mesrop Sarkissian, the Pontifical delegate to the UAE, the delegation accompanying the Catholicos and representative of the Armenian Community in the UAE, visited the Lebanese Embassy. Ambassador Hassan Saad and the diplomatic corps welcomed the Catholicos and his entourage. During a brief…
7 May 2016. On Saturday evening Catholicos Aram I held meetings with members of Church Committees at the āSouren Kojakianā Hall of the Prelacy. After meeting with the Pontifical delegate, he continued dialogue with the UAE representatives on the General Assembly of the Catholicosate, members of the Diocesan Council, the Director and Faculty of āAra…
Ā 7Ā May 2016. On Friday evening, His Holiness presided over the Holy Liturgy at the Holy Martyrs, Church in Abu Dhabi, celebrated by Rev Torkom Donoyan. During the sermon, Rev Mesrob Sarkissian thanked His Holiness Aram I for his visit and invited him to address the people. His Holiness spoke of the centrality of the…
On Friday, His Holiness Aram I was the official guest of Sheikh Nahayan, UAEāS Minister Of Culture, Youth And Community Development, at a special luncheon organized in his honor. Rev Mesrob Sarkissian, the members of the Church Council and the two priests from Lebanon were also among the guests. Ā At the end of the…
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…
4 March 2016. On Wednesday morning, His Holiness Aram I received Dr Abouzar Ebrahimi Torkaman, Head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization of the Islamic Republic, accompanied by his two assistants and the Cultural AttachĆ© of the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon. The Ecumenical Officer, Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, and the Chancellor, Khatchik Dedeyan,…
3 May 2016. On Tuesday, Nicolas Michel, under-secretary-general for legal affairs, met with His Holiness Aram I to discuss the Syrian crisis. Mr Antoine Laham, assistant to UN special envoy for Syria Mr. Staffan de Mistura and V. Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical officer, also attended the meeting. Ā The meeting in Antelias was a…
30 April 2016. On Thursday His Holiness Aram I received Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt of the Diocese of Borg. The Bishop was on an information-gathering visit on refugees, on behalf of his Church. Very Rev. Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical officer of the Catholicosate, was also present at the meeting. Ā His Holiness Aram I described the…
29 April 2016. On Friday His Holiness received HE Samuel Meguerditchian, Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon. During the meeting they discussed problems in Armenia and the situation in post-conflict Karabagh. His Holiness stressed the importance of all Armenians to respond together to priority needs.
Antelias 28 April 2016. On Thursday morning a womenās group met with Catholicos Aram I. The visit was organized by the Karagueuzian Humanitarian Foundation. He first welcomed and thanked the women for their visit and service to the community. He said āto serve those in need is central to Christās teachings and an important aspect…
28 April 2106. On Thursday His Holiness Aram I received Mr Hrant Markarian and other representatives of the ARF Bureau in his office in Antelias. They discussed the consequences of the recent military aggression on Karabagh and cooperation between Armenia and the diaspora.
