REVEREND FATHER HOVSEP HARUTYUNYAN

Ter HovsephReverend Father Hovsep Harutyunyan (baptismal name is Yeghishe) was born on December 16, 1994, in Tbilisi city.

In 2000, he entered the Armenian department of the N110 Armenian-Russian school

In 2009, he shifted to the N104 Public school.

In 2011, he graduated from N104 Tbilisi Public School.

In 2012, Rev. Father Hovsep Harutyunyan entered and completed the preparatory course of the Harich Trbanjyan monastic complex of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

In September 2012, Rev. Father Hovsep Harutyunyan entered the Vaskenian Theological Academy at Lake Sevan

In 2016, he graduated from the Theological Academy and received a bachelor's degree. In the same year he entered the Gevorkian Theological Seminary of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, where he continued his studies and received his master's degree.

In December 2016, on the feast of St. Stephen, Rev. Father Hovsep Harutyunyan was ordained as a deacon by His Grace Bishop Mushegh Babayan.

In 2018, he graduated from the master's program of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary. In the same year, by the order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians was appointed to serve in the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.

From July 1, 2018, by the order of His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakanyan, the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church in Georgia Deacon Rev. Father Yeghishe Harutyunyan was appointed to serve in Saint Etchmiadzin church in Tbilisi.

In 2019, under the presidency of the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Archimandrite Kirakos Davtyan, he was appointed to serve in the Cathedral of Saint George in Tbilisi.

In 2020, under the presidency of the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Archimandrite Kirakos Davtyan, he was appointed to serve in Saint Etchmiadzin church in Tbilisi.

In 2020 he got married.

On February 24, 2022, Rev. Father Hovsep Harutyunyan was consecrated and ordained as a priest by His Grace Bishop Armash Nalbandyan.

By the order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, was appointed to serve in the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.

From May 1, 2022, by the order of the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Archimandrite Kirakos Davtyan was appointed to serve in Saint Etchmiadzin church as the assistant of the Pastor.

From October 1, was appointed as a pastor of Armenians from cities of Marneuli and Rustavi and  as the head of the “Saint Gregory of Narek” (“Surb Grigor Narekatsi”) Spiritual, Cultural and Youth Center at the same time.

he has one son.

Place of residence: Tbilisi city

Phone: +995507030581