Deacon Ordained at St. Nersess Seminary
On Sunday, July 1, Seminarian Timothy Aznavourian was ordained to the holy order of the diaconate by His Eminence Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Ecumenical Director and Diocesan Legate of the Eastern Diocese. Vicken Srpazan was invited to officiate at the ordination
Four Primates Are Graduates of St. Nersess
St. Nersess has given four Primates, 37 priests, and many lay ministers who are serving the Armenian Church today including Archbishop Avak Assadourian, Primate of the Diocese of Iraq; Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate of the Diocese of France; Bishop Nareg
Seminarian Ordained a Deacon
On New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Diocesan Primate, ordained sub-deacon Eric Vozzy to the diaconate at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York City. Dn. Vozzy is a member of the Diocesan staff and a seminarian
“Antranig Badarak” for Two New Priests
Having completed their 40-day periods of retreat and prayer, the two newest priests of the Eastern Diocese took up their first pastoral assignments earlier this month. The Rev. Fr. Armash Bagdasarian and the Rev. Fr. Avedis Kalayjian were ordained by the
Two Deacons Ordained as Priests at St. Vartan Cathedral
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, ordained Dn. Vahe Bagdasarian and Dn. Saro Kalayjian to the holy priesthood in an inspiring service at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York City on Sunday, July 24.More than 1,000 people
Dn. Mkrtich Ksachikyan Ordained into the Holy Priesthood
On Sunday, January 25, His Eminence Abp. Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, ordained and anointed Dn. Mkrtich Ksachikyan into the holy priesthood, renaming him Fr. Yeghishe. The ordination took place at St.
Dn. Benjamin Rith-Najarian Ordained a Priest
On December 7, His Eminence Abp. Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), ordained and anointed Dn. Benjamin Rith-Najarian into the holy priesthood, renaming him Fr. Samuel. The ordination took place at St. Sarkis Armenian
Altar Servers Ordained at St. Leon Armenian Church
On Sunday, November 30, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Diocesan Primate, visited St. Leon Armenian Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy and ordained three St. Nersess seminarians and one parish altar server. Recent St. Nersess Seminary graduate
Seminarian Ordained a Priest
On August 25, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, officiated at the ordination of the Rev. Fr. Ghevond Ajamian at the St. Sarkis Church of Dallas, TX, in the presence of the community, family, and guests from