Pope Francis congratulates Archbishop Kissag Mouradian
Pope Francis sent a letter to Archbishop Kissag Mouradian, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church for Argentina and Chile, for the 25th anniversary of his Episcopate, reports prensaarmenia.com.ar.
"Dear brother,
On March 22 the Armenian community celebrate your 25 years of episcopate. From here I join this celebration and prayer of thanksgiving. May the Lord reward all the good you did and keep doing. I thank God for your ministry and pray that it remains fruitful. And please, I ask that you do not forget to pray for me. Please give my greetings to the beloved members of the Armenian community," reads the letter.
According to the source, national government authorities, representatives of other Armenian churches, representatives of the Armenian Embassy in Argentina and members of the Armenian community attended the ceremony on March 22 in Buenos Aires.
Member of the Administrative Institution of the Armenian Church, Alberto Djeredjian said that Mouradian is "the backbone of our community."