Ecumenical Delegation to Visit Armenia
Posted GMT 8-16-2005 15:38:27
By Daniel Blake
www.christiantoday.com
A five-member ecumenical delegation is set to visit Armenia from Aug. 24 to Sep. 1, 2005. The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, will take part in this visit which has been organised by the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church. This comes in response to an invitation by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, to visit the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
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It will be recorded as the first ever visit to Armenia by a delegation from Canada.[...].
Other members of the delegation are Archbishop Sotirios, Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada, Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Professor Richard Schneider, President of the Canadian Council of Churches.
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The Armenian Orthodox Church is a member of the Orthodox family of churches which includes Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and the (Indian) Malankara. The Anglicans and the Oriental family are currently in the midst of theological dialogue, which follows an agreed statement on Christology in November 2002 reached by the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission.
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Relationships between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church goes back 125 years, when the Anglicans offered the liturgical space and hospitality in Anglican churches to the Armenians during the absence of Armenian sanctuaries.
The relationship between the Armenian Orthodox Church and the Canadian Anglicans has been strengthened to become recognised more through the Scholarship of St. Basil the Great, which is administered by the Anglican Foundation. [...].
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
By Daniel Blake
www.christiantoday.com
A five-member ecumenical delegation is set to visit Armenia from Aug. 24 to Sep. 1, 2005. The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, will take part in this visit which has been organised by the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church. This comes in response to an invitation by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, to visit the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
[...]
It will be recorded as the first ever visit to Armenia by a delegation from Canada.[...].
Other members of the delegation are Archbishop Sotirios, Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Canada, Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Professor Richard Schneider, President of the Canadian Council of Churches.
[...]
The Armenian Orthodox Church is a member of the Orthodox family of churches which includes Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and the (Indian) Malankara. The Anglicans and the Oriental family are currently in the midst of theological dialogue, which follows an agreed statement on Christology in November 2002 reached by the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission.
[...]
Relationships between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church goes back 125 years, when the Anglicans offered the liturgical space and hospitality in Anglican churches to the Armenians during the absence of Armenian sanctuaries.
The relationship between the Armenian Orthodox Church and the Canadian Anglicans has been strengthened to become recognised more through the Scholarship of St. Basil the Great, which is administered by the Anglican Foundation. [...].
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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