Archbishop Movses Movsissian
Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Krasnodar and North Caucasus
- General Information
Was born on September 13, 1964, in the village of Goght. Baptismal name is Kamo.
From 1970 to 1980 - Secondary school in Goght.
From 1882 to 1989 - Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
From 1983 to 1985 - Service in the Soviet Army.
From 1989 to 1991 - Spiritual Academy of Zagorsk. Bachelor’s Degree in Theological Sciences. (Thesis: “The Dioceses of Armenian Church in Russia”).
- Ecclesiastical titles and ordination
In 1989 - Ordained to the Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Hoosik Santourian.
In 1991 - Ordained as a Celibate priest by His Eminence Archbishop Nerses Pozapalian
In 1996 - Rank of Archimandrite by the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin I. (Thesis: “The Christian Thought of Armenian Church in the 8th Century” based on the works of translators Hovhannes of Odzoon and Khosrovik).
In 2001 - Consecrated as a Bishop His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
In 2019 - Rank of Archbishop by the Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
- Tenure
In 1991 - Spiritual pastor of the Holy Resurrection Church of Moscow.
From 1997 to 1999 - Abbot of the St. Hripsime Monastery.
From 1999 to 2001 - Vicar General of the Diocese of Southern Russia of the Armenian Church.
Since 2001 - Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Krasnodar and North Caucasus.
