His Holiness Karekin II Defrocks Rev. Fr. Ghazar Petrossian

His Holiness Karekin II Defrocks Rev. Fr. Ghazar Petrossian 27.12.2021

On December 27, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has issued a Pontifical Order whereby Rev. Fr. Ghazar Petrossian, Spiritual Pastor of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, has been defrocked.

Insubordination of Rev. Fr. Ghazar Petrossian, engaging in party activities and propaganda inappropriate to the title and mission of a clergyman, and refusing invitations to meet with the Disciplinary Committee of the Mother See have served as the basis for the defrockment.

As of this day, the defrocked clergyman is a member of the laity and shall be known by his baptismal name of Hayk Petrossian.