1 September 2016. His Holiness Aram I, through a Pontifical Letter appointed Rev Boghos Tinkdian Dean of the Seminary of the Catholicosate. Rev Tinkdjian, is a graduate of Fuller Seminary in Los Angeles with Master of Arts degree in Theology and served as Vice Dean of the Seminary during the 2015-16 school year.

Upon the initiative of His Holiness Aram I, the former Dean Very Rev Torkom Donoyan, will continue his studies in the United Kindgom and prepare for Diocesan responsibilities.