ARCHBISHOP ANOUSHAVAN REELECTED AT NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

On Saturday, May 16, the National Representative Assembly of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States reelected His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan as Prelate for a third term of four years, pending approval by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia. Archbishop Anoushavan has headed the Prelacy since 2018.  

During the final session of the National Representative Assembly, there were also partial elections for the Religious and Executive Councils of the Eastern Prelacy. New members of the Religious Council are Very Rev. Fr. Hrant Tahanian and Rev. Fr. Taniel Manjikian, while Col. Aram Sarafian, Archdeacon Hagop Khatchadourian (incumbents), Raffi Samkiranian, and Albert Soultanian were elected to the Executive Council. These elections are also pending approval by His Holiness.