It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Archbishop Tatev Sargsyan, one of the prelates of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, passed away on February 20 at the age of 85 after a long illness. The See announced this.
“His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and the Congregation of the See of Holy Etchmiadzin deeply mourn the passing of the late Holy Father and pray for the repose of his soul.
A church service will be held at Saint Gayane Monastery on February 23 at 5:00 PM, and the final anointing of the late bishop will be performed during the Divine Liturgy on February 24 at 11:00 AM, followed by the funeral ceremony,” the See stated.