Bishop Gevorg Saroyan files lawsuit against the AAC

ArmInfo. Bishop Gevorg Saroyan has filed a lawsuit against the Armenian Apostolic Church. This was reported in a statement posted on the Datalex legal documents system.

According to the source, the bishop is asking the court to invalidate  the decree of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians,  issued on January 10, 2026, which removed him from his position as  Primate of the Masiatsotn Diocese. The lawsuit was submitted to the  Armavir Regional Court on January 15 and was signed by Judge Edgar  Hovhannisyan.

It is noteworthy that this is the first time a lawsuit has been filed  against the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is separate from the  state. Earlier, the Chancellery of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin  issued a statement citing abuse of office, improper performance of  duties, and instances of coercion and pressure against the diocesan  clergy as grounds for Saroyan's dismissal. Bishop Gevorg Saroyan is  among the bishops who, along with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  signed the statement on the renewal of the Armenian Apostolic Church.