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Armenia’s court rulings leave two defrocking disputes to the Church
The Church institution sued by the former priests, which welcomed the rulings as protecting Church self-government.
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The Church institution sued by the former priests, which welcomed the rulings as protecting Church self-government.

The Church’s central authority, which challenged parliament’s authority to investigate Church matters in October 2026.
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