Last updated: May 29, 2026
The Catholicos of All Armenians is the supreme spiritual leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church , based at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin . The current Catholicos is Garegin II, who has held the position since 1999. A second Catholicosate, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, is based in Antelias, Lebanon, and serves as an independent jurisdiction for portions of the Armenian diaspora.
Groong episodes touching on the Catholicos cover a broad range: the role of Garegin II in responding to the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war, his public statements during periods of political crisis in Armenia, and the deepening friction between the Catholicosate and the Pashinyan government. The government’s push to reform and reduce the institutional influence of the church has placed the Catholicos at the center of a political struggle that intensified markedly in 2025 with the arrest of multiple senior clergy.
Below are all Groong episodes tagged with Catholicos.
Episode 431 | Recorded: April 29, 2025
Episode 409 | Recorded: January 21, 2025
Episode 409 | Recorded: January 21, 2025
Who was Kirk Kerkorian? How Kerkorian Discovered Armenia. Investing in Armenia. End of Investments and Death of Kerkorian.
Episode 408 | Recorded: January 29, 2025
Episode 408 | Recorded: January 29, 2025
Episode 384 | Recorded: April 3, 2023
Episode 384 | Recorded: April 3, 2023
Episode 356 | Recorded: Aug 21, 2024