Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

 Rev. Fr. Samvel Mkhitaryan and Rev. Fr. Sipan Gevorkian, received the rank of Archimandrite (Vardapet). The rank was bestowed in the St. Mesrop Mashtots Church of Oshakan by His Grace Bishop Arshak Khachatryan, Chancellor of the Mother See.