Armenians in Switzerland
Swiss Armenians are Swiss citizens with Armenian origin.
The exact number of Armenians is not known, but it is officially estimated that 3,000 to 6,000 Armenians live in Switzerland.
The majority of Swiss Armenians are Orthodox in that they belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church and are under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin. It is the Saint-Hagop church in Troinex in the canton of Geneva , which mainly serves in the west of the country, while Armenians in the east of the country conduct church services in a number of Swiss sister churches. There are also a smaller number of Armenian Catholics who belong to the Armenian Catholic Church and an even smaller number of Armenian Protestants .
Associations
- Armenian associations in Switzerland
- AVZ - Armenian Association Zurich in Zurich , founded in 2005.
- Union Arménienne de Suisse (UAS) is currently the largest active Armenian association. In Geneva it organizes the “European Intercommunity Tournament” in the city.
- Union Genérale Arménienne de Bienfaisance (UGAB)
- HOM - Association de secours arménienne de Suisse , founded in 2006.
- Association des Dames Arméniennes - Genève - Since 1986 it has published the bilingual Artzakank in French and Armenian.
- Switzerland-Armenia Association "/ Association Suisse-Arménie / Society Switzerland-Armenia , an association for Armenians in Switzerland.
- Center Arménien de Genève Community center next to Saint Hagop.
- Armenian School and Family Association, Oberentfelden | Agump
Parish in German-speaking Switzerland
- Armenian Apostolic Parish in German-speaking Switzerland since 1993.
See also
literature
- Manuschak Karnusian: Our roots, our lives, Armenians in Switzerland ; with background texts by Jürg Steiner and photos by Alexander Egger, Bern: Stämpfli, 2015, 142 p.: Ill.; ISBN 978-3-7272-1433-2 . Website for the book: www.armenier.ch