6.2 Armenian Church in America
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At the request of the Worcester Armenian community, V. Rev. Fr. Hovsep Sarajian sent to the U.S. by the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the first Divine Liturgy in the United States is celebrated on August 4th in Worcester, |
1889 |
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The first Armenian Church in the United States, the Holy Savior Church, is consecrated in Worcester, MA |
1891 |
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The first Armenian Church in Fresno is organized |
1894 |
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Catholicos Mkrtich I Khrimian (Khrimian Hayrig) establishes Diocese of the Armenian Church with headquarters in Worcester, MA (July 2); First primate of the Diocese of America Bp. Hovsep Sarajian |
1898 |
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First Armenian Priest ordained in America, Fr. Ghevont Martugesian |
1899 |
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First Armenian Church in California consecrated – Holy Trinity Church in Fresno |
1900 |
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Abp. Tirayr Hovhannesian elected primate, establishes churches in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Racine, Milkwaukee, New Britain, Philadelphia, Troy and St. |
1920 |
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Diocesan headquarters moved from Worcester to Boston |
1923 |
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The Western Diocese is established with Bp. Karekin Khachadourian as Primate |
1927 |
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Eastern Diocese headquarters are moved to New York |
1927 |
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Primate Archbishop Ghevont Tourian is assassinated at Holy Cross Armenian Church in Manhattan |
1933 |
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Abp. Karekin Hovsepiants, Primate of Diocese (1940-1944), later Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia (1943-1952) |
1940 |
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Abp. Tiran Nersoyan elected Primate (1944-1953) |
1944 |
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The Armenian Church Youth Organization of America (ACYOA) is founded by |
1946 |
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The Catholicate of the Great House of Cilicia takes under her jurisdiction the dissident churches in the United States, organizing them as a prelacy |
1957 |
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St. Nersess Seminary is founded by Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan in Evanston, IL. |
1961 |
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Archbishop Torkom Manoogian elected Primate, then elected Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1990 |
1966 |
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St. Vartan Cathedral is consecrated by Vasken I, Catholicos of All Armenians |
1968 |
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The Canadian Diocese is established; its first Primate is His Grace Bishop Vazken |
1983 |
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Abp. Khajag Barsamian elected primate of Eastern Diocese |
1990 |
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Abp. Hovnan Derderian elected primate of Canada |
1990 |
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Abp. Hovnan Derderian elected primate of Western Diocese |
2000 |
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Bp. Bagrat Galstanian elected primate of Canada |
2003 |