With the deepest regret, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America mourns the death of the Reverend Dr. Zaven Avak Kahana Arzoumanian, who passed away on December 4, 2025, in Glendale, CA. He was 92.
Primate Gathers with Church Leaders at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday, December 1, for a special interchurch luncheon hosted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York.
Primate Ordains 25 New Altar Servers in Fair Lawn
On Sunday, November 23, St. Leon Church in Fair Lawn, NJ, welcomed Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, who celebrated the Divine Liturgy and ordained 25 new acolytes and subdeacons.
Their Finest Hour: Responding to the Earthquake
December 7, 2025, marks 37 years since the 1988 earthquake struck Armenia. The excerpt here, from The Torch Was Passed (1998), recounts how the Armenian-American community came together in those early days to focus on alleviating the suffering in their homeland.
Suddenly: The Night of the Earthquake
December 7, 2025, marks 37 years since the 1988 earthquake struck Armenia. The excerpt here, from The Torch Was Passed (1998), recounts how the news broke to the Armenian-American community, and how the world replied in the immediate aftermath.