On behalf of the clergy, officials and the faithful of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia, creative unions and diocesan structures employees we congratulate the Vicar-General of Samtskhe- Javakheti and Tsalka, Supreme Archimandrite Babken Salbiyan on receiving the rank of Archimandrite (Vardapet).

Father Babken, we wish you good health and success in the teaching and preaching of God's Word in your service for the Lord’s benefit. May the Lord Jesus Christ help you in your activities aimed at education with Christian ideas of Armenians, devoted to the nation and the Armenian Church. We pray that under your devoted leadership in Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka the right hand of the God Almighty will always patronize you in your good mission of Armenian people shepherding.