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The highest spiritual level of the Armenian Church is the Catholicos of All Armenians. The hierarchy of the Armenian Church includes the following ranks: Catholicos, Bishop, Priest, Sarkavag and Dpir.
The highest spiritual level of the Armenian Church is the Catholicos of All Armenians. The hierarchy of the Armenian Church includes the following ranks: Catholicos, Bishop, Priest, Sarkavag and Dpir.
==Historical Chairs of Armenian Catholicoses==
== Historical Chairs of Armenian Catholicoses ==
Echmiadzin has been the residence of the Catholicos of Armenia since the baptism of Armenia and the founding of the Armenian Church at the beginning of the 4th century. In subsequent centuries, due to the loss of political independence in these territories, the residence of the Catholicos was repeatedly transferred to the centers where the Armenian statehood was preserved. For almost three centuries, starting from the middle of the 11th century, the center of the Armenian Church was located on the territory of Cilician Armenia, until the Catholicos finally returned to Echmiadzin in 1441.
Echmiadzin has been the residence of the Catholicos of Armenia since the baptism of Armenia and the founding of the Armenian Church at the beginning of the 4th century. In subsequent centuries, due to the loss of political independence in these territories, the residence of the Catholicos was repeatedly transferred to the centers where the Armenian statehood was preserved. For almost three centuries, starting from the middle of the 11th century, the center of the Armenian Church was located on the territory of Cilician Armenia, until the Catholicos finally returned to Echmiadzin in 1441.
* Since 1441 - [[Vagharshapat]] (Echmiadzin)
* Since 1441 - [[Vagharshapat]] (Echmiadzin)
==History of dioceses and abolished cathedrals==
== History of dioceses and abolished cathedrals ==
* Catholicosate Aghvank (Caucasian Albanian)
* Catholicosate Aghvank (Caucasian Albanian)
* Catholicosate Akhtamar (1113-1895)
* Catholicosate Akhtamar (1113-1895)