HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II DEFROCKS REV. FR. RUBEN YEGHIAZARIAN
ArmRadio.am
13.06.2007 12:51
His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, has accepted the
letter of resignation submitted by Rev. Fr. Ruben Yeghiazarian, and
a pontifical order defrocking him has been issued. Fr. Yeghiazarian’s
primate, His Grace Bishop Sebouh Chouljian of the Diocese of Gougark,
had submitted a letter supporting the resignation.
>From this day forward, Fr. Yeghiazarian shall be recognized as a
layman and be known by his baptismal name, Tigran Yeghiazarian.
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