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    PRESS OFFICE
    Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
    630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
    Contact: Jake Goshert, Coordinator of Information Services
    Tel: (212) 686-0710 Ext. 60; Fax: (212) 779-3558
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Website: www.armenianchurch.org

    March 11, 2004
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    ARCHBISHOP MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS

    Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church
    of America (Eastern), focused on the Diocese's ecumenical work this week,
    through a series of meetings with religious leaders from around the New York
    City area.

    On Monday, March 8, 2004, the Primate, along with Fr. Mardiros Chevian, dean
    of St. Vartan Cathedral, met with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, the recently
    installed head of the Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn.

    The Primate knew Bishop DiMarzio from the many years he had been involved in
    the Newark, NJ, Diocese. The Primate and Fr. Chevian congratulated Bishop
    DiMarzio on his recent appointment to head the Brooklyn Diocese -- which has
    290 parishes and 135 schools -- and presented him with an icon from the
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

    On Wednesday, March 10, the Primate had a lunchtime meeting with Bishop Mark
    Sisk, head of the Episcopal Church in New York City. The discussion covered
    a variety of topics of concern to both denominations.

    Next week, the Archbishop Barsamian will attend a series of meetings and
    events with All His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of the
    Orthodox Church, who is visiting New York City and delivering a public
    lecture on Thursday, March 18, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
    City, which has an exhibition on Byzantium art.

    "It is important to meet with other religious leaders, to educate them about
    the vital Armenian Church and to learn from their experiences," the Primate
    said. "By working together we can further our individual relationships with
    God."

    -- 3/11/04

    E-mail photos available on request.

    PHOTO CAPTION (1): Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of
    the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), presents Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio,
    head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, with an icon from the
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during a meeting on March 8, 2004.

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    Submitted by Janoyan Ana
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