Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian elected Patriarch of Armenian Catholic Church
GYUMRI, SEPTEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The synod of bishops of Armenian Catholic Church elected Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian to be the new Patriarch, succeeding the late Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan.
The newly elected patriarch took the name of His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian.
Reporting by Armenuhi Mkhoyan
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
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