A spiritual meeting took place in the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul dedicated to the organization of the election of a new Armenian Patriarch.
The session was chaired by patriarchal locum tenens Bishop Sahak Mashalian.
The members of the Initiative group were elected during the meeting, a total of 15 members.
The Initiative group is the body responsible for organizing the election process of the new Patriarch.
The group members are as follows: President Hosrof KÖLETAVİTOĞLU, 2nd President Sarkis ÇAVUŞYAN, Chancellor Selina DOĞAN, 2nd Chancellor Fr. Goryun FENERCİYAN, Tresurer Sarven SERTŞİMŞEK, Spokesperson Saro Arşen BENGLİAN.
