Saghmosavank's Spiritual Leader Father Parren Khakhanas Arakelyan Arrested

Saghmosavank's spiritual leader, Father Parren Khakhanas Arakelyan, has been arrested and taken to the department for serious crimes. This was reported by MediaHub.

“In addition, we learned that the house of the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, has also been searched. It should be noted that the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese is the nephew of the Catholicos’s sister.

Earlier, on the H1 television station, Father Aram stated that he participated in gatherings at the instruction of his superior, who is, essentially, the nephew of Catholicos Garegin II, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan of the Aragatsotn Diocese. He accused Father Aram of creating problems for his spiritual service and threatened to defrock him after he received a call from Prime Minister Anna Hakobyan in 2021 regarding organizing a house blessing.

It is also noteworthy that Father Aram's statement on September 16 at Public TV, saying that