Bishop Sahak Mashalian has been elected 85th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.
The day is truly historic, considering that the election puts an end to a 12-year uncertainty.
Archbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan died at age 62 in the Surp Pirgic Armenian Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on March 8 where he was receiving treatment.
He had been incapacitated since 2008 with an early onset of dementia.
