From November 11 through 13, the Bishop’s Synod of the Armenian Apostolic Church was held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Present at the meeting were 61 archbishops and bishops of the Armenian Church.
The Bishop’s Synod confirmed the canonization service of the Armenian Church. The canonization service of the victims of the Armenian Genocide was decided to be held on April 23, 2015 in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. April 24 was defined on the church calendar as an annual ecclesiastical remembrance day.
The Synod also discussed also the service of Baptism. The Synod accepted the uniform text for the Services of Baptism and Chrismation. The Baptism service will be uniform across all Armenian Churches and will have the same duration.
