ARMENIAN PONTIFF TO VISIT AREA.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the of the Holy See of Cilicia The Holy See of Cilicia (also known as "The Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia," Armenian: Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ will begin his first visit to California in Glendale with a stop at a local parish tonight. Aram I His Holiness Aram I has been Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995. He resides in Antelias, Beirut. Born Pedros Keshishian in Beirut, Lebanon in 1947. He was ordained priest in 1968, and was consecrated bishop in Antelias on 22 August 1980. , who is one of two Armenian pontiffs and serves as the chairman of the World Council of Churches, will be in California for three weeks, and will visit with Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that , Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, members of the Legislature and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
He will spend most of his time in Southern California, home to more than 300,000 Armenian Americans, the largest concentration of Armenians outside of the Republic of Armenia. ``This is the first time since he has been a consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. pontiff that he is coming to the United States,'' said Berdj Karapetian, a spokesman for the western prelacy prel·a·cy n. pl. prel·a·cies 1. a. The office or station of a prelate. b. Prelates considered as a group. Also called prelature. 2. Church government administrated by prelates. of the Armenian Apostolic Church. ``He is coming to get better acquainted with the Armenian community in Los Angeles and Southern California.'' St. Mary's Apostolic Church in Glendale will hold a welcoming ceremony at 7 p.m. today. On Friday, Aram I will be welcomed in a special reception hosted by Glendale Mayor Sheldon Baker at 5 p.m. Aram I is scheduled to give a speech on ``People Working Together.'' ``Glendale is a diverse city comprised of people from all different walks of life,'' Baker said. ``His message of `People Working Together' is important to each and every one of us.'' During his stay in California, Aram I will visit churches in Hollywood, Pasadena, Encino, Fresno, San Francisco and Santa Ana. Aram I's formal title is Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Although he is not referred to as ``pope,'' he is considered by followers of his church to be the Armenian pontiff. He was consecrated as the head of the church in July 1995. Aram I, 49, was born in Lebanon. He has earned degrees from Oxford and Fordham universities. There are two Armenian pontiffs, representing two Holy Sees. Karekin I, the pontiff of the Armenian Apostolic Church, made his first official visit to the United States earlier this year, stopping in Los Angeles in February. |
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