On June 1, 2026, His Grace Bishop Oshagan Gulgulian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Iraq, welcomed His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics, who arrived in Iraq on a pastoral visit accompanied by an official delegation.
The accompanying delegation included His Grace Bishop Nerses Joseph Zabarian, Primate of the Armenian Catholic Church in Iraq and several priests. A welcoming prayer service was held at Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Baghdad.
Concluding the visit, the delegation was hosted in the Diocesan Hall of the Armenian Orthodox Diocese. The gathering was attended by clergy members and several representatives of the Central Administrative Committee.
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