Western Diocese

On Thursday, September 20^th, the Primate made a special visit to San Francisco and in the company of Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, pastor of St. John Armenian Church, paid a special visit to Mr. Varnum Paul, a benefactor of the Mother Church of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Western Diocese, and St. John Armenian Church of San Francisco, on the occasion of his 99^th Birthday.

The Primate had a cordial conversation with Mr. Paul and congratulated him on behalf of the Western Diocese, wishing him health and longer life.