Sebouh Chouldjian

Bishop Sebouh Chouldjian (born 1959-02-24 - November 19, 2020) is the primate of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

His Grace Bishop Sebouh Chouldjian, Primate of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church

On Armenia-Turkey relations

• The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople can become a spiritual and cultural bridge among Yerevan, Ankara and the Armenian Diaspora.
  • "We Must Continue What Dink Started: Dialogue with Turkey, Says Bishop". Tert.am. 2010-02-15. Retrieved on 2010-02-16. 
• I want to set up a warm and fruitful dialogue. I see that there is no trust between upper level politicians of Turkey and Armenia, but there is trust between the people. People of both countries come together frequently anyways.
  • ÖNDEROĞLU, Erol (2010-02-15). "Armenian Co-Patriarchate Candidate Çulciyan in Istanbul". Bianet: News in English. Retrieved on 2010-02-16. 
• Let politicians deal with politics. I will put effort into enhancing the dialogue between the Turkish and Armenian peoples.
  • ZİFLİOĞLU, VERCİHAN (2010-02-18). "Let’s cut out the middlemen, to-be patriarch says". Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review. Retrieved on 2010-02-20. 

On preserving national values

• The Armenian Church should save nothing on Armenian upbringing and spiritual integrity of the young generation.
  • Քրիստոնեական, p. 3
• The greatest guarantee for the preservation of a person’s identity is language and faith, and all Armenians must carry these two values.
  • BISHOP SEPUH CHULJYAN: “IT IS YOUR DUTY TO BUILD YOUR HOME”. RA Ministry of Diaspora (2010-07-16). Retrieved on 2010-07-29.

Other

• Hrant Dink has sacrificed his life and become a target for the sake of justice, truth and tolerance.
  • "Hrant Dink commemorated in Yerevan". PanArmenian.net. 2011-03-14. Retrieved on 2011-03-16. 
• Today we must secure not a clash between civilizations, but a reconciliation and bringing together of the values of Islam and Christianity.
  • "We Must Continue What Dink Started: Dialogue with Turkey, Says Bishop". Tert.am. 2010-02-15. Retrieved on 2010-02-16. 
• The loss of historical memory is restored in the very place where one has lost it.
  • Chouldjian, Bishop Sebouh (2009-12-12). A bishops' pilgrimage to Western Armenia. The Armenian Reporter. Retrieved on 2010-06-16.