The Armenian Catholic Church is a very old Eastern Catholic rite. Armenian Catholics are among several other Eastern Catholic rites such as Coptic, Syrian, Chaldean, Maronite, etc. The Armenian is one of the earliest Catholic rites and is similar in many ways to that of the Roman Catholic Church of today. The Armenian Church has changed greatly since it was first founded in 1198. However, some Armenians claim Christianity was brought to them by Thaddeus and …showed first 75 words of 370 total…

…showed last 75 words of 370 total…words. The Armenian rite included much more literary elements and its own language as opposed to Latin or Roman Catholics.Armenian Catholics have a great history and a very successful modern day set-up. Today there are over 150,000 people who belong to the Armenian Church. Roman Catholics and Armenian Catholics are quite similar, however, they are both different in several ways. The Armenian rite has evolved to a very successful and populous rite in today's Christianity.