On Monday 7 October 2013, the Diocesan Council of Lebanon met at St. Nishan Church in Beirut to elect a new Primate from a short list of three names. The Council elected Bishop ShahĂ© Panossian who had the highest number of votes. The Bishop, who joined the brotherhood in 1971, was ordained as deacon…
On Sunday 6 October 2013 after the Holy Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I received Mr and Mrs Kurdoghlian and guests at the Main Hall of the Catholicosate. Bishop Khoren Toghramadjian, the Prelate of Greece introduced the couple to the guests. He noted that after graduating…
3-7 October 2013, the second meeting of the Oriental Orthodox, Anglican bilateral dialogue was held in London. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, and Rev. ShahĂ© Ananian represented the Catholicosate of Etchmiadzin, and Archibishop Nareg Alemezian and Bishop ShahĂ© Panossian represented the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Archbishop Nareg and Rev Jeffrey Raul co-chaired the meeting, which discussed the…
