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His Holiness Karekin II Defrocks Rev. Fr. Yeprem Sarkisian

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His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has issued a Pontifical Order dated September 1, 2007, whereby Rev. Fr. Yeprem Sarkisian has been defrocked for insubordination.

As of this day, the defrocked clergyman is a member of the laity and shall be known by his baptismal name of Haroutiun Sarkisian.