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The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church sui iuris of the Catholic Church. It accepts the leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with the universal Catholic Church, including the Latin Church and the 22 other Eastern Catholic Churches. The Armenian Catholic Church is regulated by Eastern canon law, summed up in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
This is a list of notable Armenians.
Hovhannes, also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is an Armenian name equivalent to English John.
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Manukyan, Manoukian, Manoukyan and Manukian and Western Armenian alternative transliterations Manougian, Manuguian , Manoogian and Manookian is an Armenian surname. It is derived from the Armenian given name Manuk, Manug, Manoug meaning a child and the addition of yan/ian for a surname.
The Armenians in Syria are Syrian citizens of either full or partial Armenian descent.
Sargsyan, also Sarkisian, Sarkissian or Sarkisyan, is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Sargis.
Aram is an Armenian patriarch in the History of Armenia, and a popular masculine name in Aramaic and Armenian. It appears in Hebrew, Aramaic as Aram, son of Shem and in cuneiform as Arame of Urartu.
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor.
Paulette Siragan Yaghobian is a Lebanese journalist, television host and politician. She worked as a host in a number of Lebanese and pan-Arab international television stations. Known for the transformational impact she's had in her organizations and the broader community, Paula became one of the experts chosen by the World Bank group as a member of their 'External Advisory Panel for Diversity and Inclusion' as a result of her advocacy for women's rights, her efforts for women empowerment, as well as for being a fierce defender of electoral women quota and a fairer electoral law in Lebanon.
Hakobyan is an Armenian surname with the meaning "son of Hakob". This surname has multitudes of transliterations into Latin alphabet, including Acopian, Acopyan, Agopian, Agopyan, Akobian, Akobyan, Akopyan, Hagopian, Hagopyan, Hakobian, and others. A Russified version of this surname is Akopov. A variant is Hakobyants, Hagopiantz, with similar variations of rendering in the Latin alphabet.
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