On the 27th of February 2022, a requiem mass was held for the soul of Father Diran Sarkissian at the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zakho, celebrated by His Eminence the Archbishop Dr. Avak Asadourian, head of the Armenian Orthodox sect in Iraq. Some of the members of the Central Administrative Committee, the Chairman and members of the Administrative Subcommittee, and many faithful attended the requiem mass.