Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan
Primate of the Diocese of Aragatsotn
- General Information
Was born in 1975, in Etchmiadzin. Baptismal name is Haik.
From 1981 to 1992 - Secondary School № 4 after Khachatur Abovyan in Etchmiadzin.
From 1985 to 1990 - Tadevosian School of Art in Etchmiadzin.
From 1991 to 1993 - Chairman of the Armenian Church Youth Organization in Etchmiadzin.
From 1993 to 1998 - Vaskenian Theological Academy at Lake Sevan.
From 1998 to 1999 - Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
From 2001 to 2003 - University of Leeds (United Kingdom), bachelor.
From 2003 to 2004 - University of Cardiff in the United Kingdom, Master of Theology.
From 2007 to 2008 - School of Political Studies of Yerevan.
- Ecclesiastical titles and ordination
In 1999 - Ordained to the Diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Voskan Galpakyan.
In 2001 - Ordained as a Celibate Priest by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
In 2006 - Rank of Archimandrite by His Grace Bishop Yeznik Petrosyan. Thesis: "Classical Redemption and Feminist Theology".
In 2010 - Consecrated as a Bishop by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.
- Tenure
From 1999 to 2001 - Head of the Office of the Training of Teachers of Religion in the Christian Education Center.
From 2001 to 2003 - Visiting spiritual Pastor of the Armenian Community of Manchester.
From 2004 to 2005 - Acting Dean of the Vaskenian Theological Academy at Lake Sevan.
From 2005 to 2008 - Dean of the Vaskenian Theological Academy at Lake Sevan
From 2004 to 2008 - Lecturer in the Vaskenian Academy and the Gevorkian Seminary ( "Doctrine Theology" ).
In 2008 - Parish Priest of the St. Sahak and St. Mesrop Armenian Church of Philadelphia of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.
In 2009 - Vice Dean of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary
From 2009 to 2010 - Locum Tenens of the Diocese of Aragatsotn.
Since 2010 - Primate of the Diocese of Aragatsotn.
- Books and Scientific Works
"Interpretation of the Liturgy" by Khosrov Andzevats", translation from Old Armenian, Holy Etchmiadzin, 2001.
"Precept to All Priests" by Vardan Aygektsi, translation from Old Armenian, Holy Etchmiadzin, 2001.
