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1. Where Sociology Meets Leadership

...  Today, as Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, I have the opportunity to do exactly that. My work is about helping a centuries-old institution navigate ...

2. Western Diocese’s Public Lecture Series

Western Diocese's Public Lecture Series Explore Christian Faith and Armenian Heritage

Massis Post, March 30, 20267, March 30, 20267

...“The lecture series are designed to engage both timeless questions of faith and urgent modern concerns,” explained Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation, adding that “the program accords the public meaningful conversations on Armenian Christian tradition, theology, spirituality, culture, and contemporary realities.”

Date:

2026-03-31

3. New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian

... and institutional collaboration. ...Moderator Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese... ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::   Colloquium Explores New ...

4. Welcome to the Armenian Church

... Arpie Nakashian McQueen. Burbank: Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Welcome to the Armenian Church. Essentials about the Armenian Church Faith, Religious Culture and Traditions ...

5. Transformation Rooted in Legacy

           

Interview: Transformation Rooted in Legacy

Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian on Charting the Roadmap for the Western Diocese’s Next Century

By Sergey Arustamyan | MassisPost, October 15, 2025

... In this conversation, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, director of the Institutional Innovation initiative, reflects on why change is essential, how it is taking shape, and what has been done since his appointment a year ago....

Date:

2025-10-20

6. Hratch Tchilingirian (short biography)

Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian is a sociologist, author and innovation executive. He is the Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. He has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford (2012-2024) and Cambridge (2002-2012) in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor of Armenian Studies (IMAS), INALCO university in Paris. His research, teaching and publications focus on sociology of identity, culture, and religion; Diaspora studies and inter-ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and Eurasia region. Dr. Tchilingirian is the author of numerous studies and publications and has lectured internationally, in recent years drawing attention to the plight of minorities and Christian communities in the Middle East, especially in academic and policy-making circles. He was the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (2019-2024), which conducted research in over 50 communities in 10 countries, with the participation of over 13,000 diasporans. Dr. Tchilingirian has held executive positions in charitable organizations and has served communities in various leadership positions in the United States and the United Kingdom. He remains deeply engaged in academic and community life and takes active part in civic and professional projects. His television, radio and newspaper interviews and expert comments have appeared in international media outlets, and have been quoted in BBC News, Al-Jazeera, The New York Times, Financial Times, Fox News, Asia Times, RFE/RL, Radio Vaticana, Armenia Public TV, AM H1, Armenian Public Radio, and a host of other media outlets.

 

Date:

2025-10-12

7. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Institutional Innovation

Western Diocese Appoints Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian as Director of Institutional Innovation to Lead Major Initiative

Massis Post, 24 October 2024  |  Asbsarez, 24 October 2024

Date:

2024-12-02

8. Ethnic Cleansing: Does International Law Still Matter?

... and international law was the subject of the inaugural Bishop Grigoris Balakian Annual Lecture, a new initiative of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Two ...

9. Karabakh: The rich religious heritage in Artsakh from 4th to 21st century”

Lecture: "Christians in Karabakh. The rich religious heritage in Artsakh from 4th to 21st century”

Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 12 May 2021.

(video)

Date:

2021-08-27

10. The rich religious heritage in Artsakh from 4th to 21st century

Lecture: "Christians in Karabakh. The rich religious heritage in Artsakh from 4th to 21st century”

Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 12 May 2021.

(video)

Date:

2021-08-27

11. 'Entering into the womb of the earth'

... Diocese of the Armenian Church, Los Angeles, 6 March 2021. > [audio recording of the lecture] [conference presentations on Youtube] ::/introtext:: ::fulltext:: Keynote speaker: "'Entering into ...

12. Christianity in Karabakh: Azerbaijani Efforts At Rewriting History Are Not New

... Yeprem of Etchmiadzin, in 1830, ordained Baghdassar, a nephew of Sarkis, Primate of the Diocese of Karabakh. He was ordained in the Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin. Thus, the Catholicosate of Karabakh ...

13. Publications & lectures about Nagorno Karabakh

... Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 12 May 2021. Hratch Tchilingirain (2020), "Crisis in the Caucasus: Nagorno Karabakh" (lecture video). University of St. Andrews La Fayette ...

14. Hratch Tchilingirian (short bio)(AGBU)

... Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. He has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford (2012-2024) and Cambridge (2002-2012) in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor ...

15. Ordination of Deaconess

...         Historic Ordination of a Deaconess in the Tehran Diocese of the Armenian Church Hratch Tchilingirian  | CivilNet.am 12 January 2018 [updated 20.06.2019] ...

16. Female Diaconate

 

Historic Ordination of a Deaconess in the Tehran Diocese of the Armenian Church

Hratch Tchilingirian |  12 January 2018

The Primate of the Diocese of Tehran ordained a young woman as a deaconess in Tehran’s St. Sarkis Mother Church on September 25, 2017. Even as the office of deaconess had existed in Armenian Church convents for centuries, this was a historic first. It is the first time that a lay woman, not a nun, was was ordained a “parish deacon.”

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

2018-01-12

17. Another Successful Armenian Street Festival

... and the Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and then introduced the new Primate. “On this gloriously bright day, we also have a special occasion to celebrate: the beginning ...

18. Armenian Weekly: The issue of Canonization

... Oct. 9. The presentation was sponsored by the Zohrab Information Center of the Armenian Diocese (Eastern).  In his introduction, the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, director of the Zohrab Information ...

19. Window Quarterly

... in Karabakh, despite the war in the region. Two significant interviews with the Primate of the Diocese of Karabakh and the Editor of Gantzasar Theological Journal are the highlights. Window ...

20. Why Armenians Celebrate Christmas on January 6th

... all night long and until the next day, January 19th. (1998)  Reposted by Diocese of UK, December 2020: https://armenianchurch.org.uk/why-do-armenians-celebrate-christmas-on-january-6th/ * * ...