Archbishop Yeznik Petrosyan
Spritual Dean of the St. Karapet Church in Crete, Heraklion
- General Information
Was born On January 19, 1955, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Baptismal name is Samvel.
From 1967 to 1973 - Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
From 1977 to 1981 - Faculty of Theology of the National University of Athens.
In 1987 - University of Athens (doctoral degree).
- Ecclesiastical titles and ordination
In 1974 - Ordained to the Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Sion Manookian.
In 1973 - Ordained as a Celibate priest by His Eminence Archbishop Sion Manookian.
In 1975 - Rank of Archimandrite by His Eminence Archbishop Housik Santourian,
In 1993 - Rank of Senior Archimandrite by His Eminence Archbishop Shahe Achemian.
In 1997 - Consecrated as a Bishop by by the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin I.
In 2006 - Rank of Archbishop by the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
- Tenure
From 1973 to 1975 - Secretary of the "Etchmiadzin" Monthly.
From 1979 to 1989 - Lecturer at the Gevorkian Theological Seminary(lectures on Patristics, Introduction to the New Testament, and History of the Armenian Apostolic Church).
From 1980 to 1989 - Dean of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
From 1984 to 1990 - Member of the Commission "Program on Theological Education" of the WCC.
From 1985 to 1990 - Responsible for translation of the Bible into Eastern Armenian (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, 1994).
From 1990 to 1991 - Abbott of the Haghpat Monastery
From 1991 to 1997 - Vicar General of the Armenian Diocese of New Nakhichevan and Russia.
From 1997 to 1999 - Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Southern Russia.
From 1999 to 2005 - Head of the Inter-Church Relations Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
From 2000 to 2017 - Member of the Supreme Spiritual Council.
From 2000 to 2010 - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Bible Society.
In 2000 - Chairman of the Commission of Gevorkian Theological Seminary studying the research works of the seminarians.
In 2001 - Representative of the Armenian Church on the International Commission of the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue.
From 2001 to 2003 - Member of the Ritual Committee of the 12th General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
From 2002 to 2004 - In charge of the Priest Accelerated Course.
In 2003 - Member of the Central Committee of the Conference of European Churches.
In 2004 - Co-Chair of the Churches in Dialogue Committee.
In 2004 - Member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Religious Council of CIS.
From 2006 to 2010 - Head of the Publishing Department of the Mother See.
From 2010 to 2023 - Secretary-General of the Bible Society of Armenia.
From 2012 to 2015 - Primate of the Diocese of Tavoush.
Since 2023 - Spritual Dean of the St. Karapet Church in Crete, Heraklion.
- Books and Scientific Works
"Tatev" student magazine, 1970-1973
"Calendar of the Monastery of Haghbat", 1990 -1991
"Our Church" (Krasnodar), and "Khatchkar" - "Cross-stone" (Pyatigorsk) monthlies, 1991 - 1990
Encyclopedic dictionary of member churches of the Conference of European Churches (Holy Etchmiadzin, 2003).
"Library of Armenian Commentaries on the Books of the Holy Bible" serial publication, 2003
Local celebrated saints of the Armenian Church - a special edition of Etchmiadzin monthly
Movses Yerznkatsi's "Denominational papers - reprint of the article from Etchmiadzin monthly
"The Standpoint of the Armenian Church Concerning Holy Icons”, (Athens, Greek), 1987.
History of the Armenian Church, Haghpatavank, 1990.
Introduction to the New Testament, Holy Etchmiadzin, 1994.
The Christology of the Armenian Church, Holy Etchmiadzin, 1995
Collection of Church Fathers' Writings, Holy Etchmiadzin, 1996
Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, Holy Echmiadzin, 2001, Krasnodar 1997
Saints of the Armenian Church. Martyrs (compiler), Holy Echmiadzin, 1996.
Collection of articles, Holy Etchmiadzin, 1997
Church calendar (old style) with short biographies of saints, Krasnodar, 1998
Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, Athens (Greek), 2001
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Saints Venerated by the Armenian Church, Krasnodar, 2001
Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, Holy Etchmiadzin, 2001.
Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, Hanover, February, 2002
Bibliography of Armenian interpretations of the Holy Book, Armenian Bible Society, 2002.
Sargis Kund "Interpretation of Luke" examination text, Holy Etchmiadzin, 2005.
Menology of the Armenian Church, vol. 1, January, Holy Etchmiadzin, 2005.
