Divan of the Catholicos of all Armenians (AHKD)

The Catholicos of All Armenians (Armenian: Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոս) is the chief bishop and spiritual leader of Armenia's national church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the worldwide Armenian diaspora. The seat of the Catholicos, and the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church, is the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, located in the city of Vagharshapat.
The National Ecclesiastical Assembly is the supreme legislative body presided over by the Catholicos of All Armenians. The members of the National Ecclesiastical Assembly are elected by the individual Diocesan Assemblies. The National Ecclesiastical Assembly elects the Catholicos of All Armenians.

ISAAR (CPF), 2nd Edition, 2004.

Entry prepared on February 2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicos_of_All_Armenians, www.armenianchurch.org

Author(s) : Arman Khachatryan