ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF ISTANBUL REQUIRES NEW ELECTIONS OF CO-PATRIARCH
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 23, 2010 – 15:09 AMT 10:09 GMT
Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan said that the Armenian community of
Istanbul has launched a signature collection to hold new elections
of Constantinople Co-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The community has already collected 2,500 signatures, Melkonyan told
a press conference in Yerevan.
ôhe spiritual council of Constantinople Patriarchate of the
Armenian Apostolic Church elected Patriarchal Locum Tenens, and not
Co-Patriarch, as it was expected. The spiritual council consisting
of 26 members has approved the candidacy of His Eminence Archbishop
Aram Ateshyan by the majority of votes.
From: A. Papazian