KAREKIN II LEAVES ON PONTIFICAL VISIT
Support A1+!His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians left for the United States on a pontifical visit.
Karekin II will visit the Western Diocese from September 30 to October 3. He will preside over the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Diocese.
The Armenian Pontiff will also consecrate the Main Altar of the newly constructed St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Pasadena, and preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Daghlian Cultural Center of the Armenian community of Hollywood at the St. John Armenian Church.
The Catholicos of All Armenians will visit the Eastern Diocese from October 3 to November 2. During this pontifical visit His Holiness will visit different Armenian communities and parishes throughout the Eastern United States. Karekin II will meet with the Parish Leadership and Youth Groups. Additionally, he will hold meetings with various ecumenical and inter-church organizations and individuals, government heads and officials.
This is the Catholocos’s second visit to the U.S. Eastern Diocese.
