Pontifical Prayer Service at the Armenian Diocese in Georgia
On November 3, 2019, Sunday Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On November 3, 2019, Sunday Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On October 24, 2019, at the conference hall of the Biltmore Hotel in Tbilisi the 4th conference “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace” – “Religions on the way of Georgia’s European Integration” by the State Agency for Religious Issues of Georgia took place.
Dear Reverend Fathers, Beloved Spiritual Brothers in Christ State and public figures,
Representatives of Diplomatic missions, Sisters and Brothers,
Within the framework of the cooperation between "Shushanik" Association of Armenian Women in Georgia and Syrian Armenians Union NGO, from October 19 to 20, 2019, a 45-member group of Syrian Armenians was hosted in Tbilisi, headed by Chairwoman Vani Nalbandyan.
On October 22, 2019, RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan participated in "Silk Road" conference in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Despite the wide program agenda of the conference, the Deputy Prime Minister visited the Saint Etchmiadzin church in Avlabari
On October 19, 2019, the next presentation of a book took place at the "House of Hovhannes Tumanyan" Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. This time it was dedicated to the Georgian translation of "The Message of the Prophet" book written by Samvel Margaryan, the poet from Gyumri, editor of the "Shirak" newspaper.
Pilgrimage from the earth to God is a spiritual journey through sanctuaries. With this wise conviction, on October 14, 2019, a group of Armenian faithful from Tbilisi, receiving the paternal blessings of the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, led by Rev. Father Tatev Marukyan left for St. John (Surb Hovhannes) Chapel in the village of Hartagyugh (Ghaltakhchi), Armenia.
On October 12, 2019, the center of the events dedicated to the Feast of the Holy Translators became the Calouste Gulbenkian Hall of the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. The hall was full. In attendance were pupils, parents, teachers
On October 12, 2019, according to the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church calendar the Feast of the Holy Translator archimandrites Sahak Partev and Mesrob Mashtots and their pupils was celebrated. It is one of Armenians' most cherished and beloved national-religious feats.
On October 4, 2019, at the initiative of the Youth Department of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia (Director Rev. Father Tatev Marukyan) and at the invitation of the 112 Service, the group of volunteers of the Youth Department, with more than
On September 20-22, 2019, a three-day meeting with the participation of women from neighboring Russian-speaking countries of Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women took place in Yerevan. The meeting was organized by the Forum of Armenian
On September 30, 2019, the fourth meeting during the current year of the religious organizations' Property and Financial Affairs Commission of the State Agency for Religious Issues took place in the administrative building of the Government of Georgia.
On September 21, 2019, with fatherly blessings of the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan a group of Armenian faithful from Tbilisi, led by the Pastor of the Cathedral of Saint George Rev. Father Kirakos Simonyan, made a pilgrimage to the Armenian churches in RA Lori region.
On September 27, 2019, Armenian members of the Armenian-Georgian Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group hosted in Tbilisi on an official visit, led by the Vice President of RA National Assembly Lena Nazaryan and accompanied by the Ambassador Extraordinary
At the initiative and with the support of RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, on September 19-22, 2019, 25 representatives from the Armenian Diocese in Georgia and several youth organizations were in the Motherland on a four-day visit. The
The Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrates the Feast of St. Gevork on the last Saturday of September. The Cathedral of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia named after St. Gevork and Armenians of Georgia traditionally make the day festive.
On September 26, 2019, the anniversary of the founder of Armenian classical music, spiritual and folk music pioneer Komitas Vardapet's (celibate priest) was marked with a jubilee event in the big concert hall of Tbilisi Vano Sarajishvili State Conservatory.
On September 24, 2019, the presentation of Georgia Writers' Union's Adjara Department Chairman and poet David Tedoradze's "My Father's Portrait" book translated into Armenian took place in the "House of Hovhannes Tumanyan" Center for Science and Culture, Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On September 17, 2019, joyful mood prevailed in the yard of the Saint Etchmiadzin church in Tbilisi, the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. About 50 children, from three to six years old, gathered in the "Saint Moses of Khoren" ("Surb Movses Khorenatsi") Preschool where the new academic year launched.
On September 16, 2019, the new 2019-2020 academic year was launched in Georgia. The school bell rang solemnly announcing the start of the academic year also in the Armenian schools of Georgia. N104 Armenian School and Armenian departments
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Khachverats), which is the last of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church, was properly celebrated at the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On September 13, 2019, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Illia II hosted the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan in the Patriarchate in Tbilisi.
On August 30, 2019, a concert of classical and spiritual music took place at the Cathedral of Saint George, in Tbilisi.
On August 24, 2019, the Ethnographic Museum named after Albert Isoyan was solemnly opened in the village of Satkha, Ninotsminda region. The opening ceremony was honored with the presence of the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Kirakos
On August 18, 2019, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church solemnly celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The fourth of the major feasts of the Armenian Church and the most ancient feast dedicated to Virgin Mary was solemnly celebrated in the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On July 28, 2019, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the one of five Major feast of the Armenian Church - The Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Cross church in Batumi (Armenian Diocese in Georgia). The Divine Liturgy was
On July 27, 2019, on the second day of his visit to Batumi, the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan was received by the Chairman of the Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tornike Rizhvadze in the Government building.
On July 28, 2019, in accordance with the Armenian Church calendar the Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated. One of the Armenian Church’s major feasts was celebrated with the Divine Liturgies under the presidency of the
On July 26, 2019, the Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan left for Batumi
On July 24, 2019, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan visited Saint Etchmiadzin Church in Avlabari of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia within the framework of the two-day official visit to Georgia. Accompanied by the Vicar of the Armenian
15 students of the "Hayartun" Center were involved in the camp life organized by the "Family" Center of Gyumri. It was the result of the cooperation between "Hayartun" Educational, Cultural and Youth Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia and "Family"
An interesting and original board was placed in the yard of the Cathedral of Saint George in Tbilisi. The aim is to introduce tourists to the Armenian buildings, churches and activity of Armenian public figures.
On July 17, 2019, Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues Zaza Vashakhmadze had a meeting with the newly appointed Prelate of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka's General Prelacy (Armenian Diocese in Georgia) Rev. Father Maghaki Amiryan.
On July 17, 2019, Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues Zaza Vashakhmadze and the newly appointed Vicar of the Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Holy Church in Georgia Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan met in the Georgian government residence
On June 23, 2019, the Kapan State Drama Theatre named after Alexander Shirvanzade (art director Arthur Gabrielyan) performed within the frames of a tour in Tbilisi. In the Calouste Gulbenkian hall of the "Hayartun" Center (Armenian Diocese in Georgia) the theatre
On July 14, 2019, in the Cathedral of Saint George, His Eminence Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan presided over the first Divine Liturgy celebrated by the newly appointed Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan.
On July 6, 2019, the presentation of Hovhannes Tumanyan's fairy tales book in German language took place in the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. The translation of fairy tales was made by the member of Writer's Union of Armenia, translator and writer who lives in Germany Agapi Mkrtchyan and Professor Helmut Malonek.
With the support from the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, more than 100 children from the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka's General Prelacy (the Armenian Diocese in Georgia) spend their summer holyday in “Aragats” camp
On the occasion of the completion of his service as a Primate, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan had a farewell meeting with the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in the Patriarchal residence of Jvari, in Mtskheta.
On July 9, 2019, the newly appointed Vicar Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan had the first meeting with the clergy and the Diocesan officials in the "Hayartun" Educational, Cultural and Youth Center. In attendance were His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan, the Prelate of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka's General Prelacy
On July 8, 2019, a reception took place in honor of His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzahanyan, in "Vazgen I Catholicos of All Armenians" hall of the headquarters of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. The heads of religious communities in Georgia, officials of the State Agency
On June 27, 2019, Calouste Gulbenkian hall of the “Hayartun” Center (the Armenian Diocese in Georgia) turned into a blue airport where the 2018-2019 academic year graduates of the “Saint Moses of Khoren” (“Surb Movses Khorenatsi”) Preschool (Educational Department
On June 27, 2019, an Evening Service was offered under the presidency of His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan (who is in Tbilisi as a guest) and with the participation of clergy in Saint Etchmiadzin church in Tbilisi. After the Evening Service the 2018-2019
On June 23, 2019, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrates the Feast of the Universal Church of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the Feast in the church of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On June 22, 2019, the final exam of the graduates of "Saint Gregory of Narek" ("Surb Grigor Narekatsi", the teachers: Tamara Gaboyan and Revik Karapetyan) Saturday and "Saint Elias the Prophet" ("Surb Yeghia Margare", the teachers: Roza Zohrabyan and Revik
On June 16, 2019, under the presidency of the Diocesan Primate, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan, Rev. Father Zaven Yazichyan, Pastor of Karmir (Red) and Aghkyorpi villages in Marneuli region, celebrated a Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Saint
On June 16, 2019, the traditional Dolma Festival was held in the courtyard of the Cathedral of Saint George in Tbilisi. The festival was initiated by the Association of Armenian Women in Georgia "Shushanik" for the seventh consecutive year and carried out with the
On June 13, 2019, the faithful of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, intellectuals, Diocesan officials visited Motherland, accompanied by Rev. Father Husik Harutyunyan, the Spiritual Superintendant of the Cathedral of Saint George. The visit was organized within
In 2002, by the Pontifical Order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, I was appointed to serve as Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. Everyone knows well the conditions in which the Armenian Diocese in Georgia was.
On June 9, 2019, a solo concert of the third shift of the “Hayos Band” vocal-instrumental band of the “Hayartun” Center (the Armenian Diocese in Georgia) took place.
On June 8, 2019, an event organized by the "St. Gregory of Narek" ("Surb Grigor Narekatsi") Sunday school and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Komitas Vardapet (celibate priest) took place in Calouste Gulbenkian Hall of the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian
On June 8, 2019, an event organized by the "St. Gregory of Narek" ("Surb Grigor Narekatsi") Sunday school and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Komitas Vardapet (celibate priest) took place in Calouste Gulbenkian Hall of the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian
On June 8, 2019, an event organized by the "St. Gregory of Narek" ("Surb Grigor Narekatsi") Sunday school and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Komitas Vardapet (celibate priest) took place in Calouste Gulbenkian Hall of the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian
The Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan took part in the reception organized in honor of Lutheran Church's bishops arrived from former Soviet countries, Germany and Brazil. The reception took place in the House of reception
On June 5, 2019, the reporting concert of the "Saint Nerses the Gracious" ("Surb Nerses Shnorhali") Choir's children's group took place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Hall of the "Hayartun" Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
On June 1, 2019, many countries in the world celebrated International Children's Day. It also became a joyful celebration for Armenian children living in the capital of Georgia and other regions of the country. With the blessings of the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia and with the support from the "Hayartun"...
On May 31, 2019, the Prelate of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka's General Prelacy Rev. Father Maghakia Amiryan had a meeting with Armenian students from Javakheti who studies in Tbilisi universities. The meeting took place in Calouste Gulbenkian hall of the "Hayartun"
On May 29, 2019, the Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan received Zaven Khanjian, Executive Director of the Union of Armenian Evangelical Church in America with his spouse and the President of the Union of Armenia
On May 26, 2019, the “Vazgen I Catholicos of All Armenians” Youth and Community Center in Tbilisi (the Armenian Diocese in Georgia) was full of spectators. The play based on the “All rise for the honorable judge” drama (written by Perch Zeytunyants...
On May 6-7, 2019, RA acting Minister of Culture Nazeni Gharibyan, accompanied by the advisor Arusyak Terchanyan attended Tbilisi on a working visit.