Armenian Apostolic Holy Church Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

By Patriarchal directive of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Grace Bishop Partev Barseghyan has been relieved of his duties as Primate of the Gegharkunik Diocese and appointed Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Switzerland.

By the same Patriarchal directive, the Locum Tenens of the Armenian Diocese of Switzerland, the Very Reverend Father Proto-Archimandrite Goossan Aljanian, has been relieved of his office.

By another directive, the Spiritual Inspector of penitentiary institutions, the Reverend Father Archimandrite Isaac Poghosyan, has been appointed, concurrently, as Locum Tenens of the Gegharkunik Diocese.