Elections for Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem to be held between
December 23 and 25
NEWS.AM
December 14, 2012 | 16:19
Elections for the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Armenian Apostolic
Church will be conducted from December 23 to 25, Very Rev. Fr. Papken
Anoushian – who is one of the candidates – informed during a press
conference on Friday.
The other candidates are Archbishop Aris Shirvanian, Archbishop Vicken
Aykazian, Archbishop Nurhan Manukian, and Archbishop Khajag Barsamian.
In Fr. Anoushian’s words, the Patriarch will be selected by the
Congregation members, which currently comprises 34 members of the
Armenian clergy.
To note, Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, the Armenian Patriarch of
Jerusalem, had passed away on October 12 at the age of 93. Following
his death, the General Assembly of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem had
elected Archbishop Aris Shirvanian as Patriarchal Locum Tenens of the
Patriarchate.
From: A. Papazian