Georgian Orthodox Church Founded Diocese in Armenia, Armenian Apostolic Church PuzzledMarch 11, 2006 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Supreme Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has expressed its confusion over a decision of the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) to establish a diocese in the territory of Armenia without notifying the AAC. By its decision of February 6 the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church has established a new - Tashir-Agarak - Diocese, subordinating it to religious authority of Dmanisi Diocese bishop and without notifying the Armenian Apostolic Church. A statement of the AAC says that the new Georgian diocese "is established in the northern region of Armenia," in localities "where the GOC has no parish." Meanwhile, "the fair right of hundreds of thousand of Armenians for return of churches to the Armenian Diocese is ignored" in Georgia, the Council members noted. According to Armenian bishops, no appeals to Georgian authorities on providing public status to the Armenian Diocese and on return of 6 historical Armenian temples are satisfied yet. The Council urged "to continue efforts to flourish the AAC Diocese in Georgia and strengthen the centuries-old fraternal relations between the Armenian and Georgian peoples and Churches," reports Itar-Tass. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. |