ACYOWorld structure

ACYO structure is the following:

1. Central office (Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin-Yerevan)

Central office is a connecting link between Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Diocesan Youth Unions. The Central Office organizes and coordinates programs implemented by interdioceses, state, public, university, cultural, charitable, humanitarian organizations and structures related to the spiritual-national sphere, ensuring the involvement of young people.

2. Chairman’s meeting

Chairman’s meeting is a consultative body with the participation of the chairmen of the youth structures of the dioceses and the spiritual inspectors. It is convened every one or two years, the agenda of which includes the details of the established and planned programs, organizational issues of pan-Armenian events, the slogan of the events of the year, issues related to regional meetings, change of ACYO guidebook and other necessary issues.

Each diocese has one vote in the presiding assembly.  

3. Regions

a. Armenia

Diocese of Ararat, Diocese of Shirak, Diocese of Gugark, Diocese of Armavir, Diocese of Syunik , Diocese of Vayots Dzor ,Diocese of Aragatsotn, Diocese of Kotayk, Diocese of Gegharkunik , Diocese of Tavush, Diocese of Artik, Diocese of Artsakh , Armenian Diocese of Georgia, Samkhe-Javakhk and Tsalka General Prelacy.

b. Russia and CIS

The territory of South and North Russia, The territory of Krasnodar and Stavropol , Dagestan, Ossetia, Adygea, Karchay-Cherkessia, Abkhazia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.

c. Europe

Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland , Armenian Diocese of Greece, Armenian Diocese of Romania, including the Polish-Armenian community, Armenian Diocese of Bulgaria, Armenian Diocese of Switzerland, Armenian Diocese of France, Armenian Diocese of Ukraine.     

• Pontifical Delegation of Western Europe
  • Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands

•   Pontifical Delegation for Central Europe and Sweden
  • Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary

•    Patriarchal Delegation to the Balkan Countries 
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d. South America

• Armenian Diocese of Argentina
• Armenian Diocese of Brazil
• Armenian Diocese of Uruguay

e. North America

• Armenian Diocese of Canada
• Western Armenian Diocese
• Eastern Armenian Diocese

F. Middle East and Africa

• Armenian Diocese of Egypt
• Armenian Diocese of Iraq
• Armenian Diocese of Damascus

g. India

h. Far East, Australia and New Zealand