All-Armenian Council established to defend Armenian Apostolic Church

The All-Armenian Council for the Protection of the Armenian Church has been established to defend the spiritual, legal, and national significance of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

“We, the devoted followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church, note with deep concern that in recent times, members of Armenia’s ruling elite and senior state officials have subjected the sacred ministry and clergy of our Church to deliberate pressure and attacks, flooding the public sphere with a toxic stream of rhetoric.

The Council is represented not only in Armenia but also in major diaspora communities—specifically in Paris, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Washington, New York, and Los Angeles. This widespread presence allows the Council to listen closely to the voices of the communities and to unite them into a single voice.

Drawing on this multipolar presence, the Council calls for an immediate end to all attacks and disinformation campaigns against the Armenian Church, and instead, it urges the collective gathering of hearts and efforts to protect our spiritual home, by doing so, we strengthen the solidarity of the Armenian people and the honor and dignity of our statehood.

We are confident that the peace of the Lord and the enlightened faith of Saint Gregory the Illuminator will accompany us in this difficult time, guiding us toward solidarity, truth, mutual respect, and unity,” the statement reads.