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Official standard of the Catholicos of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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| Show Name | One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church |
| Caption | Official standard of the Catholicos of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church. |
| Founder | The Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus |
| Independence | Apostolic Era |
| Recognition | Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Primate | Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II |
| Headquarters | Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Ejmiatsin, Armenia |
| Territory | Armenia,
Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Possessions | Russia, Iraq, Georgia, France, the United States, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Canada, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Ukraine, Belarus, Ethiopia, and many others. |
| Language | Armenian |
| Population | 9,000,000 |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church ( ) is the world's oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church. The Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church traces its origins to the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1st century.
The official name of the Church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church. It is sometimes referred to as the Gregorian Church, but the latter name is not preferred by the Church, as it views the Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus as the founders, and St. Gregory the Illuminator as merely the first official governor of the Church.
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