New Clergy Appointments
05.10.2026
By the Patriarchal Order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, new appointments have been made among the clergy.
The Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Andranik Gevorgyan, having been relieved of his duties as Abbot of the Monastery of St. Hripsime, has been appointed Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq.
The Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Zareh Kabaghyan, having been relieved of his spiritual duties in the Diocese of Vayots Dzor, has been appointed Abbot of the Monastery of St. Hripsime.
The Rev. Fr. Hieromonk Mkhitar Yepremyan, having been relieved of his duties at the Gevorgian Theological Seminary, has been sent to Italy for studies.
The Hon. Fr. Mambre Hmayakyan, having been relieved of his spiritual duties in the Diocese of Armavir, has been appointed to serve at the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Almelo, the Netherlands, under the jurisdiction of the Pontifical Legate of Western Europe.
The Hon. Fr. Samuel Sargsyan has been called to serve in the Armenian Diocese of France.
The Hon. Fr. Gyut Galstyan has been appointed to serve in the Diocese of Armavir.
The Hon. Fr. Sepuh Baghdasaryan, having been relieved of his spiritual duties in the Armenian Diocese of Iraq, has been called to serve in the Diocese of Kotayk.
