Patriarchate of Cilicia

Patriarchate of Cilicia
Catholic
Coat of arms
Incumbent: Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian elected 23 September 2021
Location
Headquarters	Beirut
Information
First holder	Abraham Petros I Ardzivian (Independent)
Denomination	Eastern Catholic
Sui iuris church	Armenian Catholic Church
Rite	Armenian Rite
Established	1742
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator
Website
www.armeniancatholic.org/

The Patriarchate of Cilicia (Latin: Patriarchatus Ciliciae Armenorum) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the only patriarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church of the Catholic Church. The territorial jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Cilicia is the Archeparchy of Beirut, over which the Patriarch of Cilicia holds ordinary authority. The St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, is the cathedra of the Patriarchate.^[1] The Patriarchate is headed by Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian elected in September 2021.