Archbishop Manoogian elected Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem

Archbishop Nourhan Manoogian – the 97th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem 24/1/13 PanARMENIAN.Net – Archbishop Nourhan Manoogian, the current Grand Sacristan of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, has been elected 97th Armenian Patriarch, gaining 18 out of 33 votes, in the second round of the solemn election that took place Thursday, Jan 24. Meeting in conclave, the members of the priestly Brotherhood of St James, have cast their crucial votes on Jan 23 in the first round of elections for a successor to the throne of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem