His Holiness Karekin II Defrocks Rev. Fr. Vasken Petrosyan

His Holiness Karekin II Defrocks Rev. Fr. Vasken Petrosyan 19.03.2024

On March 19, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has issued a Pontifical Order whereby Rev. Fr. Vasken Petrosyan, according to his application, has been defrocked.

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