10 Facts About Armenian Catholic

Armenian Catholic Church is one of the Eastern particular churches sui iuris of the Catholic Church.

The Armenian Catholic Church is regulated by Eastern canon law, namely the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.

An Armenian Catholic community was previously formed by Armenians living in Poland in 1630s.

The Armenian Rite is used by both the Armenian Apostolic Church and by a significant number of Eastern Catholic Christians in the Republic of Georgia.

Unlike the Byzantine Church, churches of the Armenian Catholic rite are usually devoid of icons, but like other Eastern churches have a barrier concealing the priest and the altar from the people during parts of the liturgy.

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Apart from Armenia, Georgia and Russia, Armenian Catholic Church is found widely in the Armenian diaspora, notably in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, France, U S A, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia.

Catholic Armenian communities were founded in New Jersey, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, and other cities of California.

In Philadelphia and Boston Colleges of Armenian Catholic sisters were founded, educating hundreds of children.

Armenian Catholic Church is divided into Archdioceses, Eparchies, Apostolic Exarchates, Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite and Patriarchal Exarchates, each of which has functions similar to a diocese.

Armenian Catholic Church has presses that publish many liturgical, spiritual books, publications, pamphlets and translations from general Catholic publications.