Aram I

His Holiness Catholicos

Aram I
His Holiness Catholicos; Aram I
Catholicos of Cilicia
Church	Armenian Apostolic Church
See	Holy See of Cilicia
Appointed	1995
Predecessor	Karekin II (later Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians)
Personal details
Born	Bedros Keshishian; 8 March 1946 (age 78); Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	Armenian
Denomination	Armenian Apostolic

Aram I (Armenian: Արամ Ա; born Bedros Keshishian [Պետրոս Քեշիշեան] on 8 March 1946) has been the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia since 1995 and he resides in Antelias, Lebanon.

Bibliography

Aram I has written the following books:

Nerses the Gracious: Theologian and Ecumenist, 1974, Beirut (in Armenian)
The Witness of the Armenian Church in a Diaspora Situation, 1977, New York (in English), two editions
The True Image of the Armenian Church, 1979, Antelias (in Armenian)
With the Will of Re-Building, 1984, Beirut (in Armenian)
With the People, 1989, Beirut (in Armenian)
Conciliar Fellowship: a Common Goal, 1989, Geneva (in English), two editions
Orthodox Perspectives on Mission, 1992, Oxford (in English), two editions
Towards the 1700th Anniversary of the Christianization of Armenia, 1994, Antelias (in Armenian)
The Challenge to be a Church in a Changing World, 1997, New York (in English), two editions
Jesus Christ: the Son of God-the Son of Man, 1999, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions
Church, Nation and Homeland, 1999, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions
In Search of Ecumenical Vision, 2000, Antelias (in English), three editions
L'eglise Face aux Grands défis, 2000, Antelias (in French), two editions
The Armenian Church Beyond the 1700th Anniversary, 2002, Antelias (in English), three editions
The Mission of Faith, 2003, Antelias (in Armenian), two editions
Justice, Paix, Réconciliation, 2003, Antelias (in French)
The Christian Witness at the Crossroads in the Middle East, 2004, Antelias (in English), three editions
Der Zor: A National Sanctuary, 2005, Antelias (in Armenian)
The Dignity of Serving, 2005, Antelias (in Armenian)
For a Church Beyond its Walls, 2006, Antelias (in English)
Pour un Monde Transformé, 2006, Antelias (in French)
Dialogue with Youth Montreal, 2009 (in English and French)
Enriching Life with values, Antelias, 2009 (in Armenian)
St. Nerses the Gracious and Church Unity, Antelias, 2010 (in English)
A Journey of Faith, Hope and Vision, Antelias, 2011 (in English)
Taking the Church to the People, Antelias, 2011 (in English)
Issues and Perspectives, Antelias, 2013 (in English)^[1]
The Armenian Church. Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2016, English, 241 Pages.
L'Église Arménienne. Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, French, 257 Pages.
«Against New Horizons» Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, 581 Pages
Армянская Церковь (Armenian Church), Author: His Holiness Aram I - Antelias, 2018, Russian, 253 Pages.

Inter-religious dialogue

In 2000, he indicated that he had no problem with the substance of Dominus Iesus, the document on relativism of the Holy Office of the Catholic Church, but faulted it for its unecumenical language.^[2]

Awards

Baselios MarThoma Didymos I, the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church), conferred the Order of St. Thomas, the most prestigious honor of the Church, on Aram I on February 27, 2010, at Kolenchery, India.^[3]

References

^ "Biographical sketch of H. H. Aram I Keshishian, Catholicos of Cilicia (Main)". Armenian Orthodox Church. April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ Richard P. McBrien (11 January 2001). "Richard P. McBrien - Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique". SEDOS - Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ George Thazhakara (28 February 2010). "Armenian Catholicos Aram I Honored with Order of St. Thomas". Indian Orthodox Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

External links

Media related to Aram I at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Karekin II	Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia 1994–present	Incumbent

[1] "Biographical sketch of H. H. Aram I Keshishian, Catholicos of Cilicia (Main)". Armenian Orthodox Church. April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[2] Richard P. McBrien (11 January 2001). "Richard P. McBrien - Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique". SEDOS - Service of Documentation and Study on Global Mission. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[3] George Thazhakara (28 February 2010). "Armenian Catholicos Aram I Honored with Order of St. Thomas". Indian Orthodox Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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