Episcopal Assembly to take place, Catholicos of All Armenians confirms to Aysor.am

The Episcopal Assembly will take place, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, told Aysor.am.

When asked by an Aysor.am reporter whether the Episcopal Assembly would convene, His Holiness replied briefly: “Yes.”

At the invitation of the Catholicos, the Episcopal Assembly is scheduled to be held in the city of Sankt Pölten, Austria, from February 16 to 19.

However, authorities who have launched a campaign against the Church are seeking ways to prevent the bishops from leaving Armenia.

Six bishops and one priest of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin were found guilty of obstructing the execution of a court order reinstating Arman Saroyan as Primate of the Masyatsotn Diocese.

The Investigative Committee summoned His Holiness Makar, Hovnan, Nathan, Haykazun, Mushegh, and Vahan, as well as Father Movses. The preventive measure imposed on them was a ban on leaving the country.