Bishop Anushavan Zhamkochyan, the events around the church-government tensions, took a lot of attention. He was fired, but later it was reported that he would get a new position in the near future and will continue to teach. All this has raised many questions in the context of the tense relations between the government-church.
The official reason than YSU was that the term of the agreement of the Bishop Zhamkochyan was over. This explanation, however, raises some questions. At the faculty, no one was aware that the dean's term of office is coming to an end or that elections are expected.
This shows that the decision was unexpected. Bishop Zhamkochyan was a dean for about 20 years, while the dean can only be held for five years, and the same person cannot be re-elected twice in a row.
This resignation is also discussed in the context of the meeting in the bishop, Samvel Karapetyan. This took place against the background of the tension between the government and the church. After his release, Bishop Anushavan Zhamkochyan will soon receive a new position, and will continue to teach at the Faculty of Theology, which was published by the authorities and removed him from the Faculty of Theology.
In this case, it surprises that if the bishop is subjected to the persecution authorities, how did it turn out to be a very fast new position at YSU? We contacted the YSU press department to confirm the information, but they avoided give a clear answer.
By the way, the role of YSU rector also was important in appointing Zhamkochyan's new position, as Bishop Zhamkochyan and YSU Rector are authors of scientific work, according to information, friends. It is important to note that the bishop also denied the rumors that Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, YSU Rector, provides advice on church issues, calling them "reprehensible falsification."
Anushavan Zhamkochyan said in his interview that he did not share Nikol Pashinyan's assessments of clergymen that the celibacy of clergy and the Catholicos are exclusively the internal matters of the Church, and the Mother See is a structure above all. It should be noted that the church has not yet responded to the resignation of Anushavan Zhamkochyan, and did not qualify this part of the campaign against the Church.
Mane Ghorgyan
