FATHER YEGHIA KILAGHPIAN RE-ELECTED ABBOT OF VENICE MECHITARIST CONGREGATION

VENICE, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Yeghia Kilaghpian was
re-elected the abbot of the Mechitarist Congregation of Venice. He will
for other six years head the Mechitarist Congregation, the beneficial
activity of the congregation, helping keeping and improvement of the
Armenian literature and culture. According to the "Marmara" daily,
21 Mechitarist deputies participated in the regular elections in the
Surb Ghazar Cathedral. To recap, elections are held once in six years.