Supreme Patriarch Receives Clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese and Their Family Members
14.08.2026
On August 13, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received the clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese and their family members.
The Rev. Fr. Hieromonk Shnorhk Paloyan, Chair of the Administrative Council of the Aragatsotn Diocese, expressed his gratitude to His Holiness for the meeting and for his constant paternal care.
On behalf of the diocesan clergy, the Rev. Fr. Mkrtich Yeranyan, having sought His Holiness’s blessing, emphasized that such meetings provide an important opportunity to renew their vows before God and to reaffirm their fidelity to the Armenian Patriarch and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
In his remarks, the Supreme Patriarch emphasized the importance of such meetings, which provide a valuable opportunity to strengthen the spiritual bond with the clergy and spend time with their family members.
His Holiness also expressed his appreciation for the important and selfless ministry of the clergy of the Aragatsotn Diocese, carried out with pastoral care, and highly commended their wholehearted dedication demonstrated amid the difficult circumstances.
The Catholicos of All Armenians then answered questions from those present concerning the challenges facing the Armenian Church and the activities of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
At the conclusion of the meeting, His Holiness bestowed his Patriarchal blessing upon the clergy and their family members, wishing them good health and a life of well-being.
