Monday, January 30, 2023
No Result
View All Result
Asbarez.com
NEWSLETTER
ՀԱՅ
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • Community
  • Arts & Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Critics’ Forum
  • Op-Ed
    • Editorial
    • Opinon
    • Letters
  • Columns
    • By Any Means
    • My Turn
    • Three Apples
    • Community Links
    • Critics’ Forum
    • My Name is Armen
    • Living in Armenia
  • Videos
  • Sports
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • Community
  • Arts & Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Critics’ Forum
  • Op-Ed
    • Editorial
    • Opinon
    • Letters
  • Columns
    • By Any Means
    • My Turn
    • Three Apples
    • Community Links
    • Critics’ Forum
    • My Name is Armen
    • Living in Armenia
  • Videos
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Asbarez.com
ՀԱՅ
No Result
View All Result

Ateshian to Step Down After Locum Tenens Vote in Istanbul Patriarchate

by Asbarez Staff
February 24, 2017
in Armenia, Featured Story, Latest, News, Top Stories
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
A scene from the meeting at ETchmiadzin headed by Catholicos Karekin II and leaders of the Istanbul Patriarchate
A scene from the meeting at ETchmiadzin headed by Catholicos Karekin II and leaders of the Istanbul Patriarchate

ETCHMIADZIN—The Istanbul Patriarchate Vicar General Archbishop Aram Ateshian will step down after the Religious Assembly of the Patriarchate elects a Locum Tenens—the patriarchal alternate—on March 15.

This decision was reached on Thursday at a meeting, which was described as tense, between Ateshian, the head of the Patriarchate’s Religious Council Bishop Shahak Mashalian, the Primate of Gernany Archishop Karekin Bekdjian and His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, who last week summoned the lead clerics from Istanbul to Etchmiadzin after tension s over the Patriarchal Elections reached a crescendo over Mashalian’s abrupt resignation due to Ateshian’s alleged interference with the election process.

The Etchmiadzin press service reported Friday that with the mediation by the Catholicos the sides decided to hold election for Locum Tenens on March 15, following which a commission comprised of lay and cleric members of the Patriarchate will lead the Patriarchal Election process within a six-month time frame.

All high-level clerics—bishops and archbishops–will have equal rights to participate in the elections of the Locum Tenens.

The meeting at Etchmiadzin was prompted by Mashalian’s abrupt resignation on February 13. In announcing his decision to resign, Mashalian claimed that Ateshian was hampering the process of a Patriarchal Elections to fill the seat left vacant by former Patricarch Archbishop Mesrob Mutafyan who stepped down due to illness.

Mashalian’s resignation accelerated the election process for a new patriarch. On February 16, 13 cleric and lay members of the patriarchate, among them Ateshian and Mashalian, held a secret meeting and agreed on a protocol based on which the patriarchal elections are to be held on May 28.

The Istanbul-based Jamanak newspaper reported that during the secret meeting, which convened prior to a scheduled board of trustees meeting, Ateshian and Mashalian “set their differences aside” and advanced a protocol, which called for the election of a Locum Tenens to the Vicar General on Friday and the appointing of an executive body to manage the election process.

The decisions of the secret meeting were declared null and void by Catholicos Karekin II, who immediately summoned the two clerics to Etchmiadian for a meeting, which took place Thursday and concluded Friday.

Asbarez Staff

Asbarez Staff

Next Post

Italian Senator Criticizes Colleague for Pro-Azerbaijan Speech on Khojaly Events

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recommended

After Urging ‘Restraint,’ Pashinyan Calls for International Mission to Lachin

International Court of Justice is Last Hope for Artsakh Armenians, Yerevan Says

28 mins ago
Another ARF Member Denied Entry To Armenia

Another ARF Member Denied Entry To Armenia

1 hour ago

Connect with us

  • About
  • Advertising
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

© 2021 Asbarez | All Rights Reserved | Powered By MSDN Solutions Inc.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • Community
  • Arts & Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Critics’ Forum
  • Op-Ed
    • Editorial
    • Opinon
    • Letters
  • Columns
    • By Any Means
    • My Turn
    • Three Apples
    • Community Links
    • Critics’ Forum
    • My Name is Armen
    • Living in Armenia
  • Videos
  • Sports

© 2021 Asbarez | All Rights Reserved | Powered By MSDN Solutions Inc.