Respecting the invitation of the Catholicosate Locum Tenens and Executive Council of the Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Iranian Azerbaijan–His Holiness Aram I–Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia–departed for Iran–Wednesday. He will lead the pilgrimage to St. Thadeus monastery.
Among those in the pontifical entourage are Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian–Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern US; Archbishop Souren Kataroyan–Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Peria; Bishop Sebouh Sarkissian–Catholicosate Locum Tenens of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Damascus; Right Reverend Norayr Ashekian–Prelate Locum Tenens of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Jezire; Right Reverend Kegham Khacherian–Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Lebanon; Right Reverend Shahan Sarkissian–Seminary Principal; Celibate Priest Vaghinag Meloyan–Septor Bearer; Yervant Pamboukian–National Executive Council member; Dr. Garbis Harboyan–Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Lebanese Prelacy; and–Simon Libarian–Chairperson of Executive Council of the Perian Prelacy–and member of the Syrian Parliament.