His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese, will be departing Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. The Primate is scheduled to participate in the Supreme Spiritual Council Meeting, on March 6-8, 2008. His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, will preside over the meeting.
His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian has been appointed by His Holiness to form the International ACYO. The first assembly of the delegates of the Armenian Church Youth Organizations is scheduled to take place in July, 2008, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
On his way back home, His Eminence will visit Amsterdam on March 9, 2008, to preside over a meeting of the representatives of the European ACYO which will convene the same day.
The Primate returns to the Western Diocese, in Burbank, California, on March 10, 2008.