Sebouh Chouldjian

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

Bishop Sebouh Chouldjian (born 1959-02-24 - November 19, 2020) is the 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.