ARCHBISHOP ANANIA ARABAJIAN ANNOUNCED UNFROCKED

Noyan Tapan
May 22 2007

ETCHMIADZIN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. By the patriarchal
order of His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenia, Archbishop
Anania Arabajian, monk of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was
announced unfrocked.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Information Services of the Mother
See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Archbishop Anania’s appeal became the basis
for making the patriarchal decision.

The Archbishop announced unfrocked will from now on be classified
among laymen and will be called after the font: Avetik Arabajian.