National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened

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The National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened is the highest representative and legislative body of the Armenian Apostolic Church, bringing together clergy and lay delegates to decide major ecclesiastical and administrative matters.

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical legislative body ⓘ
governing body of a church ⓘ
representative assembly ⓘ
aim ensure participation of clergy and laity in church governance ⓘ
authorityOver canonical legislation of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
church governance of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
doctrinal issues of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
characteristic representative of the whole church ⓘ
synodal in nature ⓘ
composition clergy and lay representatives ⓘ
convenes on a national level ⓘ
countryAssociatedWith Armenia ⓘ
decisionType binding administrative decisions ⓘ
binding ecclesiastical decisions ⓘ
denomination Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
governedBy canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
hasMemberType clergy delegates ⓘ
lay delegates ⓘ
jurisdiction internal affairs of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
languageOftenUsed Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
mainFunction decide major administrative matters of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
decide major ecclesiastical matters ⓘ
meets as needed for major church decisions ⓘ
presidedOverBy senior hierarchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
religiousTradition Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
represents clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
laity of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
role highest legislative body of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
highest representative body of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
scope entire Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
topicOfDeliberation church administration ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ
ecclesiastical policy ⓘ
relations with other churches and states ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholicos of All Armenians → presidesOver → National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened ⓘ
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia → governance → National Ecclesiastical Assembly ⓘ
linked to: National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened