Mikael Ajapahyan

Mikael Ajapahyan (Միքայել Աջապահյան; born 27 December 1963) is Archbishop of the Diocese of Shirak in the Armenian Apostolic Church.[1]

In June 2025 Ajapahyan was arrested for plotting against the Armenian government, as part of the ongoing Armenian political crisis.[2] This was part of a sweep of arrests of clerics during the year.[3][4]

He was found guilty and sentenced to two years' prison.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan". Armenian Church. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ^ Demourian, Avet (28 June 2025). "Armenia arrests another top cleric over an alleged coup plot". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Armenia cracks down on opposition clerics, including Armenian-Canadian archbishop, after claiming to foil coup attempt". 26 June 2025.
  4. ^ Papachristou, Lucy (25 June 2025). "Armenia arrests archbishop over alleged coup plot". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ Demourian, Avet (3 October 2025). "Armenian archbishop sentenced to 2 years in prison over alleged coup plot". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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