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The '''Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem''' also known as the '''Armenian Patriarchate of St. James''' (Armenian: Առաքելական Աթոռ Սրբոց Յակովբեանց Յերուսաղեմ - literally "Apostolic [[See]] of St. James in Jerusalem") is located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem. The Armenian [[Patriarch]] of Jerusalem is an autonomous under the authority of the [[jurisdictionCatholicos]] of Armenia and of all Armenians of the [[Church of Armenia]].
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The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the home of the Brotherhood of St. James, a [[monasticism|monastic]] order of the Armenian Apostolic Church with about 60 members worldwide. The Patriarchate is one of the three major guardians of the Christian Holy Places in the [[Holy Land]], the other two are the Orthodox and Latin Patriarchates.
== History ==
== Leadership ==
The present Patriarch, [[Archbishop]] Torkom Manoogian was elected to the Throne of St. James in 1990 and is the 96th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. He resides in the [[monastery]] of St. James in the Old City of Jerusalem.
[[Category:Oriental Orthodox|Jerusalem]]
[[ro:Patriarhia din Ierusalim (Armeană)]]